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June 6, 1977

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Headlines from June 6, 1977

House Inquiry Reported Fruitless On Kennedy‐King Assassinations

By Wendall Rawls Jr. Special to The New York Times

HR Assassinations Com reptdly has come up with virtually no new evidence or information relating to King's death and has discovered that much of 'new information' on which Cong based its decision to reopen investigation is in error; NY Times examination finds that author Mark Lane provided most of 'new leads' and was primary force behind formation of com and architect of direction that investigation should take; com's 'findings' detailed (L)

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U.S. TO DETAIL STAND ON CONCORDE FLIGHTS IN COURT BRIEF TODAY

By Richard Within

Carter Adm to file ct brief outlining its position on landing rights at Kennedy Internatl; sources indicate brief will reiterate stand that Fed authorization of flights does not preclude ban by NY-NJ Port Auth, but will restate firm support for testing period at Kennedy; Repr James H Scheuer sees action as possible 'beginning of the end' for Concorde landing rights at Kennedy (M)

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6,000 GROUND TROOPS IN KOREA WILL LEAVE BY END OF NEXT YEAR

By Bernard Gwertzman Special to The New York Times

US has informed S Korea and Japan that it intends to withdraw about 6,000 ground troops by end of '78 in 1st phase of Pres Carter's pull-out program; initial timetable had been conveyed to Japan and S Korean officials by Under State Sec Philip C Habib and Joint Chief of Staffs Chmn Gen George S Brown during their recent trip; rept also discloses that US has received assurances from China and Soviet Union that they had no intention of increasing tension in area after pullout is completed in next 4 to 5 yrs (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 6, 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

1977David Connolly, Irish footballer[†]

David James Connolly is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for various clubs including Feyenoord and Excelsior in the Netherlands as well as Wigan Athletic and Sunderland in the Premier League. Born in England, Connolly represented the Republic of Ireland national team at international level. He was a member of Ireland's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad that lost to Spain in the knockout stage where his penalty kick was saved by Iker Casillas during the shootout.

Historical Context for June 6, 1977

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