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ex-Pres Ford supports treaty; labels pact 'an important step forward' and urges prompt Sen approval; support follows telephone conversations with Carter, and briefings with Linowitz, Gen Brown and Ford ex-adviser on natl security Brent Scowcroft (M)
Rock singer Elvis Presley dies at age 42; biog; illus (M)
Fed Dist Judge H Curtis Meanor overturns as unconst NJ law requiring all ps students 'to at least stand at attention' during pledge of allegiance to Amer flag; says pupils opposed to patriotic exercise could remain seated but must not be disruptive; ruling follows action filed through ACLU by Deborah Lipp; Lipp comments; illus (M)
Correction (S)
Pres Tito receives warm welcome as he arrives in Moscow; Soviet leader Leonid I Brezhnev says he and Tito have developed good relations because of mutual respect and strict observance of principles of independence and autonomy, speech, dinner honoring Tito; Tito stresses philosophy of party autonomy (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 17, 1977, covering August 17, 1977.
Fleetwood Mac
Crosby| Stills & Nash
Barbra Streisand
Soundtrack
James Taylor
1977Nathan Deakes, Australian race walker[†]
Nathan Deakes is an Australian former race walker. Deakes trained with the Australian Institute of Sport.
1977William Gallas, French footballer[†]
William Eric Gallas is a French football coach and former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played most of his footballing career in France and England before finishing his career in Australia with A-League club Perth Glory. Gallas is currently a youth team coach at Hungarian club Zalaegerszegi TE.
1977Thierry Henry, French footballer[†]
Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional football coach, pundit, sports broadcaster and former player. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time and is widely regarded as the greatest player in Premier League history. Henry was known for his finishing, elegance, dribbling and close control, speed, and chance-creating. He was runner-up for both the Ballon d'Or in 2003 and the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004. He was named the FWA Footballer of the Year a record three times, the PFA Players' Player of the Year a joint-record two times, and was named in the PFA Team of the Year six consecutive times. He was also included in the FIFA FIFPro World XI once and the UEFA Team of the Year five times. In 2004, Henry was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
1977Mike Lewis, Welsh guitarist[†]
Michael Richard Lewis is a Welsh musician. He is best known as the former rhythm guitarist for the Welsh alternative rock band Lostprophets, Welsh/American alternative rock band No Devotion and hardcore punk band Public Disturbance.
1977Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer-songwriter and producer[†]
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli, known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja, is a Finnish heavy metal singer, best known as the former lead vocalist of Nightwish.
1977Delmer Daves, American screenwriter, director and producer (born 1904)[†]
Delmer Lawrence Daves was an American screenwriter, film director and film producer. He worked in many genres, including film noir and warfare, but he is best known for his Western movies, especially Broken Arrow (1950), The Last Wagon (1956), 3:10 to Yuma (1957) and The Hanging Tree (1959). He was required to work exclusively on studio-based films after heart trouble in 1959, one of which, A Summer Place, was a huge commercial success.
1977The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole.[†]
Arktika is a retired nuclear-powered icebreaker of the Soviet Arktika class. In service from 1975 to 2008, she was the first surface ship to reach the North Pole, a feat achieved on August 17, 1977, during an expedition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]