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Carter, in TV int shown in Eur, stresses that US, while committed to prevention of weapons proliferation, backs supply of nuclear fuels for power and will increase its own ability to mfr and distribute enriched uranium (S)
several Belfast stores are firebombed as strike begins; scene described; Brit Sec Roy Mason vows that Govt 'will not be coerced' after unsuccessful attempt to head off strike at meeting with Rev Ian Paisley and other leaders (M)
Carter calls for scrapping and complete revamping of current system; offers few details of new system but says it could not be effective for 4 yrs or more; says top priority is balanced budget by '81 and suggests that new legis programs be subordinated to need for fiscal restraint; officials who worked on welfare policy in White House and Cabinet depts say Carter had under-estimated complexity of issues involved; Carter says several existing and overlapping welfare programs should be abolished and replaced by simple cash payment system; suggests Govt provide incentives for poor to work and public jobs for those who can not find private employment; says he will send Cong specific welfare legis in 1st wk of Aug; outlines 12 goals to change system; HEW Dept Sec Joseph A Califano Jr and Labor Sec Ray Marshall answer questions on proposals (M)
Sup Ct, 8-0, rules that it is generally unconst for community to prohibit posting of 'for sale' and 'sold' signs in front of homes in hopes of stemming flight of whte homeowners and thus maintaining racially integrated community; rules that such a ban violates 1st Amendment's free speech guarantee; decision came in case involving ban on such signs adopted in '74 by Township of Willingboro, NJ (M)
NYS Sup Ct Justice Joseph P Sullivan sentences Timmons to 8 1/2-to-25-yrs; Timmons por (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 27, 1977, covering May 3, 1977.
Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson
Stevie Wonder
Marvin Gaye
1977Eric Church, American country music singer-songwriter[†]
Kenneth Eric Church is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has released seven studio albums through Capitol Nashville since 2005. His debut album, 2006's Sinners Like Me, produced three singles on the Billboard country charts including the top 20 hits "How 'Bout You", "Two Pink Lines", and "Guys Like Me".
1977Ryan Dempster, Canadian baseball player and sportscaster[†]
Ryan Scott Dempster is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox. Dempster batted and threw right-handed. He was both a starter and a reliever in his career.
1977Tyronn Lue, American basketball player and coach[†]
Tyronn Jamar Lue is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He formerly served as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, helping them win their first and only NBA title.
1977Ben Olsen, American soccer player and coach[†]
Benjamin Robert Olsen is an American sports executive, soccer coach, and former professional player who was formerly the president of Washington Spirit, a professional women's soccer club in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). He is currently the head coach of Houston Dynamo FC in Major League Soccer. Olsen is best known for his long-term association with D.C. United of Major League Soccer (MLS), first as a player then as a coach.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]