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Communist and Socialist parties blame each other for breakdown in talks on joint election platform; pro-Socialist trade union leader Edmond Maire comments (L)
Article on bankrupt St Etienne, France, as example of econ conditions that can develop in Communist govt, with Socialist support; role of Manufrance, city's major mfr that is 29% owned by city, as contributor to city's financial difficulties discussed; co's 3,850 employees maintain that co's mgt is largely to blame for falling investment rate and losses of more than $4-million in '76 on total sales turnover of almost $130-million; Communist Mayor Joseph Sanguedole sees lack of cooperation between labor unions and workers as root to problem; map; illus (L)
US and USSR, asserting that 2 days of high-level talks narrowed their differences, say they are determined to achieve 'within the near future' new strategic arms limitation agreement; State Dept spokesman Hodding Carter 3d says there was 'movement' in latest round of talks between Vance and Gromyko and that each side addressed other's concerns in negotiations; says Arms Control and Disarmament Agency dir Paul C Warnke will fly to Geneva next wk for 'intensive' discussions with Vladimir S Semyonov, his Soviet counterpart, as part of agreed effort to resolve remaining issues; illus (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 21, 1977, covering September 25, 1977.
Fleetwood Mac
Soundtrack
Elvis Presley
James Taylor
Shaun Cassidy
1977Clea DuVall, American actress[†]
Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall is an American actress, director and screenwriter. Her film appearances include The Faculty (1998); But I'm a Cheerleader; Girl, Interrupted ; Ghosts of Mars (2001); Identity; 21 Grams ; The Grudge (2004); Zodiac (2007); and Argo (2012). On television, DuVall starred as Emma Borden in Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (2014) and its miniseries spinoff, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015). Her other credits include Carnivàle (2003–2005), Heroes (2006–2007), American Horror Story (2012–2013), Better Call Saul (2015–2017), Veep (2016–2019), and The Handmaid's Tale (2018–2022). She also voiced Elsa on Fox's HouseBroken, which she co-created, from 2021 to 2023.
1977Robbie Jones, American actor[†]
Robert Lee Jones III is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Quentin Fields in One Tree Hill. In 2009, Jones starred in the film Hurricane Season with Forest Whitaker. In 2010, he starred in the series Hellcats. He appeared in Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor alongside Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Lance Gross.
1977Mike Krahulik, American illustrator[†]
Michael Krahulik is an American artist for the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jonathan Gabriel" or "Gabe". Krahulik does not physically resemble his comic strip counterpart, as the character was not originally meant to represent him. He is from Spokane, Washington.
1977Toni Lydman, Finnish ice hockey player[†]
Toni Petteri Lydman is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He first played competitively in his native Finland with Tappara, and HIFK of the SM-liiga before enjoying a lengthy career in the National Hockey League with the Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres and the Anaheim Ducks.
1977Joel David Moore, American actor[†]
Joel David Moore is an American character actor and director. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Moore studied acting in college before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a film career. His first major role was as Owen Dittman in the 2004 comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, followed by roles in the comedy Grandma's Boy (2006), Terry Zwigoff's Art School Confidential (2006), and the independent slasher film Hatchet (2006).
1977Wil Nieves, Puerto Rican-American baseball player[†]
Wilbert "Wil" Nieves is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher and current minor league coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Philadelphia Phillies.
1977About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.[†]
The Chicago Marathon is a road marathon held in October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the seven World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago Marathon is one of the largest races by number of finishers worldwide. The race was awarded the World Athletics Heritage Plaque in 2024, for "outstanding contribution to the history and development of road running."
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]