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Soviet Press Agency Tass, replying to Carter Adm complaints of Soviet violations of human rights, reprints open lr by James Baldwin to Pres Carter that was published Jan 23 in NY Times concerning number of blacks in NC prisons (S)
Repr Henry B Gonzalez resigns as chmn of Kennedy-King assassination panel, accusing others on com of trying to usurp his powers and charging Dem leadership with failure to support him in his dispute with com counsel Richard A Sprague; HR Speaker O'Neill and majority leader Jim Wright say action may mean end of investigation; Gonzalez-Sprague dispute recalled; comments from com members Walter E Fauntroy and Richardson Preyer; Sprague and Gonzalez pors (M)
1st of 2 articles discusses new eminence of Bahamas as financial banking center; island's reputation as tax haven cited; island has become key link in Eurocurrency mkt as well as chief vehicle for recycling surpluses of oil-producing nations; US Govt officials fear growing loan activity by Bahamian banks is occurring at expense of more urgent credit needs at home; Govt and bank officials comment; loans made by banks with US hqs totaled $10.5-billion as of Oct '76; illus (M)
Lee Ronald Miller, top aide to Atty Gen Lefkowitz, is arraigned in State Sup Ct, Manhattan, on charges of accepting bribe--trip to Las Vegas--in exchange for letting himself be influenced in State Mental Hygiene Dept investigation of Pine Grove School, inst for mentally retarded; indictment charges Miller accepted gambling junket from Richard Schulman, who was also indicted on bribery charges; Miller por (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 2, 1977, covering March 3, 1977.
Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson
Eagles
Pink Floyd
Stevie Wonder
Al Stewart
1977Ronan Keating, Irish singer-songwriter and actor[†]
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and presenter. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer of Irish pop group Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999 and he has recorded eleven albums. He gained worldwide attention when his single "When You Say Nothing At All" was featured in the film Notting Hill and reached number one in several countries.
1977Buddy Valastro, American chef and television host[†]
Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro Jr. is an American baker, reality television personality, and businessman. He has taken his small, family-owned bake shop, Carlo's Bakery, and turned it into a baking and restaurant empire. Valastro is best known as the star of the reality television series Cake Boss, which ran on the TLC cable channel from April 2009 until April 2020. He has also starred in Next Great Baker (2010), Kitchen Boss (2011), Buddy's Bakery Rescue (2013), Bake You Rich (2013), Bakery Boss (2013), Buddy vs. Duff (2019), Buddy vs. Christmas (2020) Buddy Valastro's Cake Dynasty (2023–present) and Legends of the Fork (2023–present)
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]