Victor Gotbaum, State, County and Munic Employees Dist Council 37 exec dir, indicates that union is expected to abandon its neutral position and endorse Cuomo; UFT is considering endorsing Cuomo or endorsing no one; TWL endorses Cuomo (M)

Municipal Labor Chief Says He's Impressed—Teachers Deciding

A major conflict has emerged at the highest levels in the Justice Department over whether the Administration will keep President Carter's campaign promise to choose United States attorneys on the basis of merit rather than politics.

Bell, Deputy Split on Carter Pledge To Name U.S Attorneys on Ability

Western Somali Liberation Front forces reptdly regard Ogaden region as their 'promised land'; strong Somali sense of nationalism discussed; map (M)

A Barren Ethiopian Desert Is Key to War With Somalia

Lance says he 'definitely' will not resign, even after Sen com testimony; comments in ebullient spirit after seeing Carter; Powell also repeats denials of impending resignation (M)

LANCE MEETS CARTER, THEN AGAIN ASSERTS THAT HE WON'T QUIT

Representative to Gain Support of Rangel and Paterson

Mark Rudd, leader of '68 student rebellion at univ, will turn himself in to Manhattan Dist Atty's office to face misdemeanor changes arising from his participation in '69 Chicago antiwar demonstrations; his role in Columbia Univ demonstrations recalled; his illus in '68 (M)

Rudd, Who Led Campus Revolt, Will Surrender

Third World nations score indus nations for falling 'far short' of goals set at summer Paris econ conf, UN Gen Assembly session; draft resolution calling for intensified negotiations at followup conf on Sept 20, and for special assembly at ministerial level not later than '80; draft underscores differences separating rich and poor nations; Allan J MacEachen, chief Canadian negotiator at Paris conf, charges draft resolution is unbalanced and its approval could have very harmful results; US Amb Andrew Young tells Assembly Paris conf made substantial progress in some areas (M)

Poor Nations at U.N. Are Critical Of Rich on Paris Economic Talks

Pakistan, Still Looking for Stability, Gets Ready for Election Campaign

Death of Steven Biko, 1 of most influential young black leaders in S Africa, raises fears of new unrest; Biko died on Sept 12 in E London prison, allegedly after hunger strike; por (M)

Young Black Leader Dies in Detention in South Africa, Raising Fears of New Unrest

The U.N. Today

Govt says it has forwarded 'the answers of the prisoners' to Denis Payot for relaying to kidnappers; there is no immediate indication as to what the prisoners had been asked; North Rhine-Westphalia Gov Heinz Kuehn, member of Govt's 'crisis staff,' earlier warned kidnappers that Schleyer's assassination will have grave consequences for 11 imprisoned terrorists (M)

Bonn Hints Reply to Kidnappers On Demand for the Release of 11

says father was released after having been held by police for about 36 hrs; says he was taken before prosecutor and given final warning that he must find officially approved work (S)

RABIN, PAINTER IN MOSCOW, IS WARNED ON ‘PARASITISM’

Car carrying Shah of Iran's twin sister, Princess Ashraf Pahlevi, is attacked by gunmen on French Riviera, but she escapes unharmed; her lady-in-waiting is killed, and 1 of 2 Iranian friends also in car is wounded; French Interior Min says it assumes attack was politically motivated; Ashraf illus (M)

Woman Killed, Shah's Sister Unhurt in Riviera Attack

Shmuel Katz, public affairs adviser to Begin, says Brookings Institution paper on which Carter based his Middle East policy presumed that present difficulties began with '67 war; says dispute started before then and results from unwillingness of Arab states to accept Israel (S)

Egypt and P. L. O. Praise U. S. Support Of Palestinian Role

15 radical students sentenced to prison terms for '68 rioting, Tokyo (S)

Japan Jails 15 for 1968 Riots

4 unions representing 3-million workers call 1-day gen strike protesting inflation that has reached 29% in '77; are demanding wage increase; Pres Alfonso Lopez Michelsen warns that strike is illegal (S)

General Strike Called in Colombia By Country's 4 Largest Unions

Torrijos extends telegram inv to UN Sec Gen Waldheim and Inter-Amer Comm on Human Rights Chmn Andres Aguilar to send observers to its Oct 23 plebiscite on treaties and welcomes 'first-hand' investigation of human rights by comm; emphasizes he is acting to counteract view that US Sen should refuse to ratify them because of Panama's violations of human rights and because natl plebiscite would be rigged; Linowitz welcomes move (M)

PANAMA ASKS INQUIRY INTO ITS HUMAN RIGHTS

Former Zaire Aide, Guilty of Treason, Is Sentenced to Die

1st Chinese restaurant to open in Belgrade (M)

Chinese Are Seeking a More Active‐ Role in Europe

residents of Tokai Murai, site of Japanese nuclear fuel reprocessing plant, welcome agreement; 2/3 of town's econ and almost half the labor force are built around atomic energy; plant figured in recent mayoral election, in which incumbent Yoshihiko Kawasaki, who invited plant to town in 50's, defeated Saichiro Kotsuchi, who contended that town's development was proceeding too fast (M)

Japanese Town Gets Atom Plant And a New Life

US Govt says agreement does not reflect any change in policy of discouraging spread of nuclear weapons-making capability (S)

Shift in U.S. Stand Denied

transit officials dismiss 197 employees for defying back-to-work order; dispute is over wage hike (S)

197 Transit Workers Ousted in Louisville

Carter Adm urges Cong to reject legis curbing FDA's powers to regulate saccharin (S)

Congress Urged to Reject a Plan To Curb Regulation of Saccharin

HR and Sen conferees approve $458.25-billion fiscal '78 budget that makes no provision for increasing Soc Security payroll taxes; conf rept says payroll tax increase is not justified now; urges Cong to develop methods of stabilizing program (M)

Conferees’

HR Soc Security Subcom, 6-2, votes tentatively to include all Fed, state and local govt civilian employees in Soc Security system; change, if enacted, would bring about 6.7-million more workers under system and add nearly $10-billion in revenues in 1st yr; sponsors say details of adjusting existing Civil Service retirement system by converting it into supplementary coverage and providing for transition have to be worked out (M)

BROADENING SOUGHT IN SOCIAL SECURITY

Mattias Agabus is an Estonian architect. He studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the department of architecture and city planning, graduating from the academy in 2001. Mattias Agabus is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects.

Mattias Agabus, Estonian architect

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Malik Bendjelloul, Swedish director and producer (died 2014)

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September 14, 1977

Headlines from September 14, 1977

Municipal Labor Chief Says He's Impressed—Teachers Deciding

Bell, Deputy Split on Carter Pledge To Name U.S Attorneys on Ability

A Barren Ethiopian Desert Is Key to War With Somalia

LANCE MEETS CARTER, THEN AGAIN ASSERTS THAT HE WON'T QUIT

Representative to Gain Support of Rangel and Paterson

Billboard 200

Rumours

Star Wars

Moody Blue

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Notable Births

Historical Context for September 14, 1977