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September 19, 1977

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Percy Reports Aides to Panel Dispute Lance

By Wendell Rawls Jr. Special to The New York Times

Percy says com members will produce testimony in 'sharp conflict' with that of Lance, telephone int; says staff members will testify that Lance failed to disclose enforcement agreement between Calhoun bank and Comptroller; says he is 'more convinced than ever' that Lance should resign; Ribicoff concurs; Eagleton voices disagreement, TV int; says he finds nothing in Lance's testimony that should lead to dismissal; says Carter has not suffered irreparable pol loss as result of controversy; Roth expresses doubt over Lance's trustworthiness and future effectiveness; says inquiry has hurt Lance's working relationship with Cong as well as with business and banking communities; censure or impeachment of Lance held unlikely; some controversial aspects of Lance's testimony revd; Eagleton and Roth illus (M)

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Carter Aides Focus on Jobs In Shaping Policy for Cities

By Robert Reinhold Special to The New York Times

Asst HUD Dept Sec Robert C Embry Jr says thrust of Carter Adm new urban policy based on promoting econ development of cities is expected to be creation of urban jobs, most of them through incentives to private sector, and public jobs if indus fails to provide enough (M)

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Courageous, Giants and Yankees Win; Jets Beaten

By Unknown Author

Courageous defeated the yacht Australia for the fourth straight time yesterday off Newport, R.I., to successfully conclude the 23d defense of the America's Cup. Courageous, skippered by Ted Turner, won by 2 minutes 25 seconds in completing a four‐race sweep. The 126‐year‐old New York Yacht Club trophy is considered the world's most prestigious yachting prize.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 14, 1977, covering September 19, 1977.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

    Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    30
  2. 2
    Album cover for Star Wars by Soundtrack

    Star Wars

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for Moody Blue by Elvis Presley

    Moody Blue

    Elvis Presley

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for JT by James Taylor

    JT

    James Taylor

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for CSN by Crosby| Stills & Nash

    CSN

    Crosby| Stills & Nash

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

Poon Yiu Cheuk

1977Poon Yiu Cheuk, Hong Kong footballer and coach[†]

Poon Yiu Cheuk is a Hong Kong football manager and former professional footballer who played as a left back.

1977Aakash Chopra, Indian cricketer[†]

Aakash Chopra is a cricket commentator, YouTuber and former cricketer who briefly played for the Indian cricket team from late 2003 to late 2004.

Maroon 5

1977Ryan Dusick, American musician and record producer[†]

Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine, drummer Matt Flynn, keyboardist PJ Morton, and bassist and sampler Sam Farrar. Original members Levine, Carmichael, bassist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick first came together as Kara's Flowers in 1994, while they were in high school.

Tommaso Rocchi

1977Tommaso Rocchi, Italian footballer[†]

Tommaso Rocchi is an Italian former professional footballer who played as striker. He spent a large part of his career with Lazio and is the club's sixth highest goalscorer of all time, three behind Bruno Giordano. At international level, Rocchi earned three caps for the Italy national team.

1977Mike Smith, American baseball player[†]

Michael Anthony Smith is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).

Emil Sutovsky

1977Emil Sutovsky, Israeli chess player[†]

Emil Sutovsky is an Israeli chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1996. Sutovsky is the FIDE CEO since 2022. Previously, he served as FIDE Director-General (2018-22). He was the president of the Association of Chess Professionals from 2012 to 2019.

Historical Context for September 19, 1977

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