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March 5, 1977

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Headlines from March 5, 1977

2 Suspects Booked In Lewisboro Deaths

By James Feron Special to The New York Times

2 Suspects Booked In Lewisboro DeathsLEWISBORO. N. Y., March 4—Three men who made no effort to escape or avoid detection after being linked to the murders of two mothers in this northern Westchester community were arrested yesterday in Norwalk. Conn., and arraigned today in Stamford.

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UNIONS ALSO OPPOSED

By Steven R. Weisman

major NYC banks, in long-awaited counterproposal on future structure of city finances, urge formation of new state-dominated Budget Rev Bd, with sweeping powers over city budgets; Mayor Beame swiftly rejects proposal; banks hold controls are prerequisite for their agreeing to help city out of fiscal crisis, including looming default Mar 11, when city is due to run out of cash to pay bills; what brings Beame's sharp criticism--as well as similar reactions from labor leaders and MAC chmn Felix G Rohatyn--is banks' proposal to give Budget Rev Bd authority to approve all city budgets and borrowings before they could go forward, and to allow it to seize control of city revenues and seek criminal penalties if city defies its directives; illustrations of Beame, Comptroller Goldin, City Council Pres O'Dwyer and Chase Manhattan Bank pres Willard C Butcher (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 2, 1977, covering March 5, 1977.

  1. 1
    Album cover for A Star Is Born (Soundtrack) by Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson

    A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)

    Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hotel California by Eagles

    Hotel California

    Eagles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for Animals by Pink Floyd

    Animals

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

    Songs In The Key Of Life

    Stevie Wonder

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21
  5. 5
    Album cover for Year Of The Cat by Al Stewart

    Year Of The Cat

    Al Stewart

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    22

Notable Births

Taismary AgĂŒero

1977Taismary AgĂŒero, Cuban-Italian volleyball player[†]

Taismary AgĂŒero Leiva is a Cuban-born Italian volleyball player. She is the only player to have represented two women's national volleyball teams that won major titles.

1977Bryan Berard, American ice hockey player[†]

Bryan Wallace Berard is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Berard was the first overall pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. He is most noted for a debilitating eye injury he received early in his career. Berard underwent several operations, and played 619 games in his NHL career despite the seriousness of the injury.

Wally Szczerbiak

1977Wally Szczerbiak, American basketball player and sportscaster[†]

Walter Robert Szczerbiak Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and current color analyst for the New York Knicks on MSG Network. He played 10 seasons for four teams in the National Basketball Association. Szczerbiak played college basketball for the Miami RedHawks, and is one of five basketball players whose jerseys have been retired by the university.

Notable Deaths

Tom Pryce

1977Tom Pryce, Welsh race car driver (born 1949)[†]

Thomas Maldwyn Pryce was a British racing driver from Wales, who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1977.

Historical Context for March 5, 1977

In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]