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Amer aviation officials say disaster may have been averted if KLM's radioed takeoff message was clearer; reptd cockpit radio conversations immediately prior to impact; survivors illus at Brooke Army Med Center, San Antonio, Tex (M)
Carter, in hastily arranged news conf after conferring with Cong leaders on breakdown of Sec Vance's arms limitation talks in Moscow, says he is not discouraged but will be forced to consider acceleration of Amer weapons developments if USSR fails to negotiate in good faith at next talks in May; says US has no evidence his stand on human rights was factor; says he will not modify stand; acknowledges 2 sides disagreed in interpretation of Vladivostok agreement on question of US development and deployment of cruise missile; illus with Vice Pres Mondale and Sen Robert C Byrd (M)
Illus with Vance at beginning of Moscow talks
NY Times survey finds many Amer cities reducing their services to cope with declining munic income; description of cuts made by 16 cities; illus (L)
HR votes to keep Com in existence through '78 following resignation of chief counsel Richard A Sprague
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 30, 1977, covering March 31, 1977.
Fleetwood Mac
Eagles
Stevie Wonder
Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson
Kansas
1977Toshiya, Japanese bass player, songwriter, and producer[†]
Dir En Grey is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. With a consistent lineup of guitarists vocalist Kyo, Kaoru and Die, bassist Toshiya, and drummer Shinya, they have released eleven full-length albums. Numerous stylistic changes have made the genre of their music difficult to determine, though it is generally considered to be a form of metal. Originally a visual kei band, the members later opted for more subtle attire, but have continued to maintain a dramatic image on stage.
1977Garth Tander, Australian race car driver[†]
Garth Dirk Tander is a multiple-championship winning Australian motor racing driver competing in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship's Enduro Cup, co-driving for Grove Racing. He was the 2007 series champion for the HSV Dealer Team and is a five-time winner in Australia's most prestigious motor race, the Bathurst 1000.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]