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July 2, 1977

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Headlines from July 2, 1977

NEUTRON BOMB FUND DEBATED BY SENATE IN A SECRET SESSION

By Martin Tolchin

Sen debates neutron bomb in closed session on July 1; Sen Mark Hatfield's motion to remove funding is amended by Sen John C Stennis to state that funds should be withheld until arms control impact statement has been filed with Cong and Pres Carter certifies to Cong that it is in natl interest; Hatfield then moves that production of weapon be made subject to veto by either house of Cong, but this is amended by Sen Sam Nunn to make production subject to concurrent vetoes by both houses; Hatfield, Sen Edward M Kennedy and other opponents of weapon threaten to filibuster; debate will resume when Cong recovenes on July 11; comments by Hatfield, Stennis, Kennedy and Sens James B Allen, H John Heinz and Dick Clark noted; graph compares destructiveness of conventional and neutron warheads (M)

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New Line Triples Size of Capital's Subway System

By Ben A. Franklin

WASHINGTON, July 1—With a major extension of service today, the capital's smooth‐running but financially and politically troubled subway system is finally getting a chance to show whether rapid rail transit can reshape and help revive the nation's ninth largest metropolis, as planners here have promised. The signs are mixed.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 29, 1977, covering July 2, 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

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

    Barry Manilow Live

    Barry Manilow

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for I'm In You by Peter Frampton

    I'm In You

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    2

Notable Births

Deniz Barış

1977Deniz Barış, Turkish footballer[†]

Deniz Barış is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.

Notable Deaths

Vladimir Nabokov

1977Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born novelist and critic (born 1899)[†]

Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin, was a Russian and American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist. Born in Imperial Russia in 1899, Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Russian (1926–1938) while living in Berlin, where he met his wife, Véra Nabokov. He achieved international acclaim and prominence after moving to the United States, where he began writing in English. Trilingual in Russian, English, and French, Nabokov became a U.S. citizen in 1945 and lived mostly on the East Coast before returning to Europe in 1961, where he settled in Montreux, Switzerland.

Historical Context for July 2, 1977

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