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striking ps maintenance workers, in stormy, dissent-ridden meeting, ratify new 2-yr contract on Feb 27; Educ Bd officials begin efforts to restore normal service in city's school system; contract, which includes wage increases and cost-of-living raises, latter to be justified by productivity improvements, detailed (M)
Idaho's current feud with Ore and Washington over 'cloud rustling' noted (S)
Feb 28: Sec Vance says he sees some basis for optimism because all parties want to have Geneva conf in fall, int on CBS-TV program Face the Nation (S)
Gov Carey is making last-ditch effort to head off Liberal Party endorsement of Goodman; has, as part of maneuvering, held off signing June 7 primary bill and raised possibility of veto that would, in effect, postpone primary until Sept and allow more time for Dem-Liberal alliance to develop during mayoral campaign; Carey's principal motive seen not to help Mayor Beame win re-election but to insure there will not be Repub in City Hall next yr to make demands that could jeopardize his own re-election campaign; former Mayor Robert F Wagner, serving as Carey's repr, meets with Liberal Party leaders; Rev Dr Donald S Harrington, party state chmn, says party leaders would be interested in Dem-Liberal coalition behind Manhattan Dist Atty Robert M Morgenthau, if primary could be put off until Sept; Liberal Party leaders reject proposed endorsement of Koch (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 23, 1977, covering February 28, 1977.
Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson
Eagles
Stevie Wonder
Paul McCartney And Wings
Al Stewart
1977Jason Aldean, American singer-songwriter[â ]
Jason Aldine Williams, known professionally as Jason Aldean, is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released eleven albums and 40 singles. His 2010 album, My Kinda Party, is certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2012 album Night Train is certified double-platinum, while his 2005 self-titled debut, 2007 album Relentless, 2009 album Wide Open, and 2014 album Old Boots, New Dirt are all certified platinum. Aldean has received five Grammy Award nominations throughout his career, twice for Best Country Album.
1977Lance Hoyt, American football player and wrestler[â ]
Lance Hoyt, better known by his ring name Lance Archer, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where is a member of The Don Callis Family and one-half of The Murder Machines with Brian Cage. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is also known for his time with WWE as Vance Archer, and Impact Wrestling (TNA) under his real name and as Lance Rock.
1977Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, American actor and comedian (born 1905)[â ]
Edmund Lincoln Anderson was an American actor and comedian. To a generation of early radio and television comedy audiences, he was known as "Rochester".
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[â ]