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In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]
1977Adrian Morley, English rugby league player[†]
Adrian Paul Morley is an English former professional rugby league player who played as a prop or second-row forward. With a reputation as a tough, uncompromising competitor, Morley was the first British player to become a Grand Final winner in both the National Rugby League and Super League.
1977Joan Crawford, American actress (year of birth disputed)[†]
Joan Crawford was an American actress. She started her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway. Crawford was signed to a motion-picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1925. Initially frustrated by the size and quality of her roles, Crawford launched a publicity campaign and built an image as a nationally known flapper by the end of the 1920s. By the 1930s, Crawford's fame rivaled MGM colleagues Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo. Crawford often played hardworking, young women who find romance and financial success. These "rags-to-riches" stories were well received by Depression-era audiences and were popular with women. Crawford became one of Hollywood's most prominent movie stars and one of the highest paid women in the United States, but her films began losing money. By the end of the 1930s, she was labeled "box office poison".
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extensive lobbying campaign on behalf of landing rights for plane at Kennedy Internatl Airport described; efforts of former US Govt officials and former NYC Deputy Mayor, who are legal and public relations reprs, noted; plane illus (M)
Justice Dept aides reptdly are urging Atty Gen Bell to seek perjury indictment against J Wallace LaPrade, head of FBI's NY office, for allegedly telling Fed grand jury that he did not know of or approve use of illegal investigative techniques by bur agents; William L Gardner of Justice Dept, in lengthy rept prepared for Bell, reptdly claims that several bur officials could be prosecuted on basis of evidence, including John F Morley and Arbor Gray, now retired, and Andrew J Decker and James Ingram, who are still with bur; says Ingram could be charged with obstruction of justice for withholding information sought by bur (M)
Carter proposes that Cong eliminate growing deficits in Soc security System by enacting payroll tax increase for employers, small rise for workers and experimental diversion of gen tax revenues to system; key element is proposal to require employers to pay taxes on all employee earnings from '81 on, while raising in steps the wage base on which employees are taxed; HEW Sec Joseph A Califano contends increasing employer labor costs will not inhibit hiring, briefing; other proposals outlined; Sens Russell B Long and Howard Baker, Repr James A Burke and Speaker Thomas P O'Neill comment (M)
May 10: Carter confers with Assad, Geneva, and says there must be resolution of Palestine problem and 'homeland' for Palestinians; US officials do not deny rept that Soviet Amb Dobrynin informed Vance last wk that PLO leader Arafat was prepared to accept Israel's right to exist if Israel would endorse Palestinian homeland; Carter's natl security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski says Carter and Assad discussed peace, boundaries and their relation to security and Palestinians; says question of demilitarized zones or other security arrangements to guarantee borders was discussed, and that Assad agreed that resumption of Geneva conf should be 'well prepared'; illus of Carter, Assad and State Dept interpreter Isa Sabbagh (M)
Gov Corey declares he will fight his own party leadership if it tries to block Mario M Cuomo from becoming next NYC Mayor, news conf; adds that if somebody other than Cuomo wins 'overwhelming support' in primary he 'certainly will not ignore the will of the people'; makes it clear he expects Cuomo to win; Carey illus (M)
illus of car making its way over snow-covered road in Winchester, Conn, after some 8 inches of snow falls in northern part of state
French discuss ways of retaliating against continuing ban at Kennedy Internatl Airport (S)
Article on band of 80 men and women of 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron on Guam who hunt out, monitor and send warnings on ahead of typhoons in area; methodology used, and experiences of some typhoon chasers described; some squadron members comment; map; illus of squadron's emblem (M)
Cabin attendants strike Scandinavian Airlines System; flights curtailed (S)
Haakon Wiker, former chief prosecutor of Norway, says Israeli agent Dan Aerbel told Norwegian police 4 yrs ago he was involved in selling ship with missing uranium cargo (S)
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Dir Paul C Warnke says US development of new and accurate Mark 12-A warhead is potentially destabilizing factor in US-Soviet arms talks; warhead is designed to attack mil installations and missile silos (M)