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Article on controversy between small farmers and corp farmers in Washington State over water and irrigation rights; illus (L)
Corp pres Holloman says state Medicaid cutbacks will have major impact on munic and private hosps
Bucharest begins relief efforts following earthquake; 170 are confirmed dead, but death toll is feared much higher; Pres Nicolae Ceausescu assails poor construction of new computer center that collapsed and 16 apt houses that were wrecked and calls for investigation; ample food and other supplies are on hand in Bucharest and it is unlikely that internatl assistance will be necessary; map; illus (L)
illus of Benjamin V Cohen, Rexford G Tugwell and Thomas Corcoran at party
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 2, 1977, covering March 6, 1977.
Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson
Eagles
Pink Floyd
Stevie Wonder
Al Stewart
1977Nantie Hayward, South African cricketer[†]
Mornantau "Nantie" Hayward is a South African former cricketer, who played in 16 Test matches and 21 One Day Internationals for the national team between 1998 and 2004. He played as a right-arm fast bowler, who, according to Peter Robinson, had "genuine pace, the ability to get bounce and abundant energy". He played for Derbyshire until his retirement from all cricket in 2012.
1977Giorgos Karagounis, Greek footballer[†]
Georgios Karagkounis, known as Giorgos Karagounis, is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
1977Shabani Nonda, Congolese footballer[†]
Shabani Christophe Nonda is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Burundi, he played for the DR Congo national team, earning 36 caps and scoring 20 goals. He was selected for DR Congo's squad for the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations. He had a prominent Career with the East African giants Young Africans (Yanga), before joining Vaal professionals in South Africa.
1977Bubba Sparxxx, American rapper and songwriter[†]
Warren Anderson Mathis, better known by his stage name Bubba Sparxxx, is an American rapper. His 2001 single, "Ugly" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and led him to sign with Timbaland's Beat Club Records, an imprint of Interscope Records to release his debut studio album, Dark Days, Bright Nights (2001). Met with critical and commercial success, it peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.
1977Marcus Thames, American baseball player and coach[†]
Marcus Markley Thames is an American professional baseball player and baseball coach. He played for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left fielder and designated hitter from 2002 through 2011. He coached with the Yankees from 2016 through 2021, the Miami Marlins in 2022 and the Los Angeles Angels in 2023. He is currently the hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox.
1977Alvin R. Dyer, American religious leader (born 1903)[†]
Alvin Rulon Dyer was an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a member of the church's First Presidency from 1968 to 1970.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]