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Pres Carter says helicopter had strayed into N Korean airspace by mistake; says US is seeking to prevent incident from developing into confrontation; AP repts that UN Command has agreed to N Korean proposal that 2 sides meet to discuss incident; illus (M)
Financial and retail activity in New York City was severely disrupted yesterday by the power failure as stores and banks in all five of the city's boroughs were shuttered, security exchanges were idled and office skyscrapers stood virtually deserted.
Massive arrests of looters during blackout create severe overcrowding in city's prisons and long delays in arraignment cts; illus; map (M)
NYS Police Supt William G Connelie dispatches 250 state troopers requested by Beame to relieve city policemen involved in traffic duty during city's blackout; Mayor Beame declares state of emergency and Comr Codd orders all off-duty officers back to work (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 13, 1977, covering July 15, 1977.
Barry Manilow
Peter Frampton
Fleetwood Mac
The Steve Miller Band
Barbra Streisand
1977D. J. Kennington, Canadian racing driver[â ]
Douglas James Kennington is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Canada Series, driving the No. 17 Dodge Challenger for his own team DJK Racing. He won the 2010 and 2012 Canada Series championships. Kennington also previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 99 Toyota Supra for B. J. McLeod Motorsports, and part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports. He is the son of Doug Kennington, a former CASCAR driver and founder of St. Thomas Raceway Park.
1977AndrĂ© Nel, South African cricketer[â ]
André Nel is a South African former cricketer who played all formats as a fast bowler. He retired from international cricket on 25 March 2009.
1977Lana Parrilla, American actress[â ]
Lana Parrilla is an American actress. She was a regular cast member in the fifth season of the ABC sitcom Spin City (2000â2001) and in the fourth season of 24 (2005), and starred in Boomtown (2002â2003), Windfall (2006), Swingtown (2008), and as Dr. Eva Zambrano in the short-lived medical drama Miami Medical (2010), and as The Evil Queen / Regina Mills in the ABC fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time (2011â2018). Among her awards and nominations is a 2012 ALMA Award win for Outstanding TV ActressâDrama. In 2021, she played the role of Rita Castillo in the second season of Why Women Kill.
1977John St. Clair, American football player[â ]
John Bradley St. Clair is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft. He played college football at Virginia.
1977Ray Toro, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[â ]
Raymond Toro is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the band My Chemical Romance.
1977Donald Mackay, Australian businessman and activist (born 1933)[â ]
Donald Bruce Mackay was an Australian businessman and anti-drug campaigner. He disappeared in 1977, but his body has never been found. In 1986, James Bazley was convicted for his murder.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[â ]