On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 22, 1977, covering June 22, 1977.
Fleetwood Mac
The Steve Miller Band
Commodores
Barry Manilow
Peter Frampton
Eagles
Marvin Gaye
Cat Stevens
Foreigner
Soundtrack
1977Jacqueline Audry, French director and screenwriter (born 1908)[†]
Jacqueline Audry was a French film director who began making films in post-World War II France and specialised in literary adaptations. She was the first commercially successful female director of post-war France.
1977Peter Laughner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)[†]
Peter Laughner was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer.
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NY Times calculations based on computerized data supplied by HEW Dept indicate that Eastern and Middle Western indus states would not fare as well under Carter Adm's proposed welfare reforms as would rural Southern and Western states; dept experts, noting that they were not aware of disparity before it was called to their attention by Times, and saying they could find no immediate Haw in Times's calculations, say refinements will be made before final program is sent to Cong in Aug; Times's calculations show that important reason indus states would not fare as well as rural ones is that amount of Fed funds provided to indus states for public service jobs would be sharply reduced (M)
Steve Cauthen returns to racing at Belmont after 4 wk absence because of injuries; illus (M)
US and GB reach new civil aviation agreement governing reciprocal service by carriers of both nations; agreement gives GB valuable route concessions, but upholds US opposition to rigid controls that would significantly diminish competition among carriers; some concessions won by both sides detailed; Transportation Sec Adams illus (M)
HR Ways and Means Com approves plan that would grant rebates of $28 in '78 to taxpayers and other adults from proceeds of wellhead tax on crude oil, put at $4.6-billion; if program were continued, wellhead tax proceeds could raise rebate to $81 in '80; plan differs from Carter proposal by limiting rebates to 1 yr and by restricting eligibility to adults and taxpaying children; Repr Rangel's move to revert to per capita system is defeated, 15-13; Repub move to drop rebate plan defeated, 19-17; Repub move to channel wellhead tax receipts into permanent tax cut at lower income levels also defeated (M)
Carey, NYC Mayor Beame and Legis leaders open drive to bring Games to NYC; former Urban Development Corp Chmn Richard Ravitch is coordinating campaign; Ravitch por (M)
NYS Gov Carey opposes parking ban, backs away from portion of ct's plan calling for statewide auto exhaust emission controls; City Corp Counsel scheduled to appear in Fed ct to seek another stay in implementation of mandated plan to gain time to develop 'rational plan' to comply with clean air regulations (M)
Federally-financed rept by Committee on Drug Law Evaulation finds state's harsh drug law, enacted in '73, neither reduced drug use nor drug-related crime; findings (M)
NJ Gov Byrne vetoes Port-Auth proposal, including local aid commitments for Federally-assisted runway resurfacing at 3 major met area airports (S)
June 22: White House press sec Jody Powell says Begin has accepted inv to meet Carter July 19-20 in Washington (S)
Carter Adm economists say expectation of better performance in food prices in 2d half of '77 was behind White House press sec Jody Powell's prediction of 'further improvement' in consumer price index in coming mos; chart (S)
Terrorists shoot Rome Univ Prof Remo Cacciafesta in legs and set fire to 7 buses in depot near Milan on 3d day of wave of violence coinciding with trial of Red Brigade leader Renato Curoio; telephone call links shooting to Red Brigades; Cacciafesta illus (M)