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June 1, 1977

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South Africans Spur Conversion Of Coal Into Gas

By John F. Burns Special to The New York Times

SASOL expects $2.8-billion plant under construction at Secunda to begin converting coal into gasoline and other liquid motor fuels by '81; plant and another plant at Sasolburg will then produce about 500-million gals of motor fuels a yr, 1/3 of current consumption; SASOL process is adaption of Fischer-Tropsch process developed in Nazi Germany and taken over by M W Kellogg Corp; new plant is expected to have fewer environmental problems than coal-fired power plant; capital costs are high, and future profitability will depend on continuing rise in world oil prices; SASOL official Johannes Stegmann comments; illus (M)

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Justice, Prosecutor Criticized by Court In Groh Indictment

By Max H. Seigel

Bklyn Appellate Div accuses NYS Sup Ct Justice Leonard H Sandler and special state anticorruption prosecutor John F Keenan of having used 'coercive' methods to get Queens County grand jury to indict Judge Robert T Groh last Nov on charges of bribery and grand larceny; Keenan and asst Stephen Sawyer had brought before Queens grand jury charges that Groh, while Queens Deputy Boro pres in '72, had sought pol campaign contribution of some $10,000 from law firm representing Sheraton Corp to help it get zoning variance to expand La Guardia Airport inn (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 1, 1977, covering June 1, 1977.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

    Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hotel California by Eagles

    Hotel California

    Eagles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    24
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl by The Beatles

    The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl

    The Beatles

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Rocky by Soundtrack

    Rocky

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    14
  5. 5
    Album cover for Marvin Gaye Live At The London Palladium by Marvin Gaye

    Marvin Gaye Live At The London Palladium

    Marvin Gaye

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    10

Notable Births

1977Arsen Gitinov, Russian and Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler[†]

Arsen Gitinov is a Russian and Kyrgyzstani male freestyle wrestler from Dagestan. He participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. After defeating Krystian Brzozowski and Ibrahim Aldatov in the preliminary rounds, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Kiril Terziev.

Danielle Harris

1977Danielle Harris, American actress[†]

Danielle Harris is an American actress. She is known as a "scream queen" for her roles in multiple horror films, including four entries in the Halloween franchise: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) as Jamie Lloyd, and Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009) as Annie Brackett. Other such roles include Tosh in Urban Legend (1998), Belle in Stake Land (2010), and Marybeth Dunston in the Hatchet series (2010–17). In 2012, she was inducted into the Fangoria Hall of Fame.

Brad Wilkerson

1977Brad Wilkerson, American baseball player and coach[†]

Stephen Bradley Wilkerson is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Sarah Wayne Callies

1977Sarah Wayne Callies, American actress[†]

Sarah Wayne Callies is an American actress. She is known for starring as Sara Tancredi in Fox's Prison Break, Lori Grimes in AMC's The Walking Dead, and more recently, as Birdie Nicolletti in ABC's The Company You Keep. She has also starred as Katie Bowman in USA Network's Colony and Robin Perry in NBC's Council of Dads and has had film roles in Whisper (2007), Black Gold (2011), and The Show (2017).

Historical Context for June 1, 1977

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