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July 1, 1977

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12 New York School Projects Cut, But $90 Million Saving Evaporates

By Howard Blum

12 school construction projects were abandoned in '75 at recommendation of Emergency Financial Control Bd to produce 'projected cash savings' for NYC of $90-million; while steel skeletons of 11 abandoned schools still stand at sites in every boro but Staten Is, most of 'projected savings' have been depleted; $90-million has been withered away by $7.5-million in costs to close down construction sites to prevent vandalism-known as 'work-stoppage expenses'--and at least $21.3-million will have to be spent, according to Educ Bd figures, for contractors' claims against unfulfilled contracts; other factors contributing to depiction of savings noted (S)

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SILENCE ON MIDEAST ORDERED BY CARTER

By Bernard Gwertzman

July 1: Pres Carter, seeking to bar spread of rift between US and Israel, says he will not comment about details of Mideast settlement before Begin's July 19 visit, news conf; pledges 'pre-eminent' priority to Israel's survival; apparently responds to sharp reaction by Amer supporters of Israel; Repub Cong leaders Sen Howard Baker and Repr John J Rhodes score Carter's 'diplomacy by publicity,' statement (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 29, 1977, covering July 1, 1977.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

    Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  2. 2
    Album cover for Book Of Dreams by The Steve Miller Band

    Book Of Dreams

    The Steve Miller Band

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Commodores by Commodores

    Commodores

    Commodores

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    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Barry Manilow Live by Barry Manilow

    Barry Manilow Live

    Barry Manilow

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    Peak
    4
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    6
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    Album cover for I'm In You by Peter Frampton

    I'm In You

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    5
    Peak
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    Weeks
    2

Notable Births

Tom Frager

1977Tom Frager, Senegalese-French singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Tom Frager is a French songwriter and performer in the group Gwayav' and is also a ten-time surfing champion in Guadeloupe. He is primarily known for his French hit "Lady Melody", number one on the French charts for four weeks.

Flow (Japanese band)

1977Keigo Hayashi, Japanese musician[†]

Flow is a Japanese rock band formed in 1998 as a five-piece band made up of two vocalists, a guitarist, a bassist, and a drummer. They are signed to Sacra Music. As of November 2023, the band has released 40 singles and 12 studio albums. Their songs have been featured in the opening sequences of several anime and Japanese drama series.

Jarome Iginla

1977Jarome Iginla, Canadian ice hockey player[†]

Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He played over 1,500 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, and Los Angeles Kings between 1996 and 2017. He is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation.

Liv Tyler

1977Liv Tyler, American actress[†]

Liv Rundgren Tyler is an American actress. She began her career as a model before making her film debut in Silent Fall (1994). She went on to receive critical recognition and attention after her starring roles in various films including Heavy (1995), Empire Records (1995), Stealing Beauty (1996), That Thing You Do! (1996), Inventing the Abbotts (1997), Armageddon (1998), Cookie's Fortune (1999) and One Night at McCool's (2001). She then appeared as Arwen Undómiel in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003), which became one of the highest-grossing film series of all time.

Historical Context for July 1, 1977

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