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September 9, 1977

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Headlines from September 9, 1977

CAROL BELLAMY WINS A PLACE IN RUNOFF

By Pranay Gupte

Sen Carol Bellamy finishes unexpectedly strong 2d to incumbent Paul O'Dwyer in Dem Council Pres primary, winning spot in runoff; wins 25% of vote to O'Dwyer's 30%; they comment; defeated Burden, Hirschfeld and Stavisky; campaign and campaign spending revd; Bellamy illus (M)

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Purcell and Landes Win in Nassau Vote

By Roy It Silver Special to The New York Times

Francis T Purcell wins Repub County Exec primary, defeating County Exec Caso and Sen John R Dunne; also wins Conservative primary against Michael J Camardi; Assemblyman Irwin J Landes defeats David Peirez in Dem race; unofficial tallies; Purcell and Landes victories enhance leadership of Repub Chmn Margiotta and Dem Chmn Stanley Harwood; Purcell comments; illus; Caso vows to run as independent; Dunne notes he is on ballot as independent; Camardi says he will not back Purcell; Peirez backs Landes; campaign and campaign spending revd (M)

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SouthKoreaRejectsU.S.Demand For the Return of Tongsun. Park

By Unknown Author

S Korean Foreign Min Park Tong Jin says his Govt will not accede to Amer demand that Park Tong Sun be returned to US; reiterates S Korean stand that Park is not agent of Korean Govt; says he was unable to persuade Park to return voluntarily to US, and that his Govt would not 'forcibly repatriate' him since there is no extradition treaty between US and S Korea (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 7, 1977, covering September 9, 1977.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

    Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    29
  2. 2
    Album cover for Star Wars by Soundtrack

    Star Wars

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for CSN by Crosby| Stills & Nash

    CSN

    Crosby| Stills & Nash

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for JT by James Taylor

    JT

    James Taylor

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Moody Blue by Elvis Presley

    Moody Blue

    Elvis Presley

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Kyle Snyder (baseball)

1977Kyle Snyder, American baseball player and coach[†]

Kyle Ehren Snyder is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher and current pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox. During his playing days, Snyder stood 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall, weighing 225 pounds (102 kg).

Fatih Tekke

1977Fatih Tekke, Turkish footballer and manager[†]

Fatih Tekke, known by his given nickname Sultan, is a Turkish football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Trabzonspor. He started his professional career at Trabzonspor and later played for Altay, Gaziantepspor, Zenit, and Beşiktaş. He achieved recognition as the top scorer in the Süper Lig during the 2004–05 season. Tekke also represented the Turkey national team, and he eventually retired from playing, transitioning into a managerial role.

Historical Context for September 9, 1977

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