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In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]
1977Daniel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Daniel Jean-Claude Brière is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers. He was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes, and also played for the Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1977Melinda Doolittle, American singer-songwriter[†]
Melinda Marie Doolittle is an American singer who finished as the third place finalist on the sixth season of American Idol. Prior to her appearance on American Idol, Doolittle worked as a professional back-up singer for, among others, Michael McDonald, Kirk Franklin, Aaron Neville, BeBe and CeCe Winans, Alabama, Jonny Lang, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Carman, and Anointed.
1977Shimon Gershon, Israeli footballer and singer[†]
Shimon Gershon is a retired Israeli national footballer and central defender. For nearly 10 years, Gershon was the captain of the Israeli football team Hapoel Tel Aviv. In 2006, he moved to capital city club Beitar Jerusalem, newly bought by Russian benefactor Arkady Gaydamak.
1977Jamie Laurie, American singer-songwriter[†]
Flobots is an experimental hip hop band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2005 by Jamie Laurie. The band's origins date back 5 years earlier to a similar project by Laurie. Flobots found mainstream success with their major label debut Fight with Tools (2007), featuring the single "Handlebars", which became a popular hit on Modern Rock radio in April 2008. The band has released four studio albums and one EP, with their latest Noenemies being released in May 2017.
1977Vladimir Manchev, Bulgarian footballer and manager[†]
Vladimir Manchev is a Bulgarian football manager and former player.
1977Wes Ramsey, American actor[†]
Wes Ramsey is an American actor. He is known for his performance in the romantic drama film Latter Days, and for playing Sam Spencer on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light and for his recurring role as Wyatt Halliwell on The WB supernatural drama Charmed. He portrayed Peter August on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.
1977The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.[†]
The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. The MiG-29 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1983.
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Pres Carter, in NYC on UN affairs, makes trip to S Bronx, where he views some of country's worst urban blight; says Fed Govt should do something to help but makes no specific commitment; illus (L)
Pres Carter, in effort to blunt criticism of his urban policy, announces settlement of long-standing suit against HEW Dept which will give 19 states $532-million (S)
Pres Carter confers with Foreign Min Butros, NYC, on cease-fire; illus (S)
Vice Pres Mondale says he silenced the filibuster because of his own views on parliamentary rules and at request of majority leader Byrd, not as result of any instructions from Pres Carter; says he did not have time to speak to Sens Abourezk and Metzenbaum and give them a chance to drop stalling tactics before they were shut off; contradicts Abourezk's charge that his ruling amounted to attempt by Pres to change his position on deregulation (M)
The Yankees, who spent six months encountering problems and overcoming them, ran head‐first into a couple more yesterday acid they helped the Kansas City Royals score a smashing 7‐2 victory in the opener of the three‐of‐fivegame American League pennant playoffs.
Police Dept's Intelligence Div, Public Morals Div and detectives from 5th Precinct are jointly probing repts that John C Mandel Security Bur Inc, which has signed at least 30 stores in Chinatown for patrol or alarm services in protection from youth gangs, has used gang members themselves to intimidate shopkeepers into signing contracts (M)
US Defense Sec Harold Brown approves full-scale development funds for new mobile MX missile system that could lead to largest and most costly missile program ever undertaken by US; will ask Cong for $245-million in development for fiscal '79; Carter Adm is yet to make decision on production and deployment of system designed to replace current Minuteman, and which is designed to be launched from various points along underground tunnel 10-12 mi long; development could cost $35- to $40-billion; missile system described; drawing (M)
Key law enforcement sources say that FBI agents looking into organized crime have placed illegal wiretaps and used information produced by taps in false affidavits presented to Fed cts over last 5 yrs; say these activities were known to some lawyers in Justice Dept's organized crime sec, but have not been criticized or investigated by dept; notes dept has been probing for 16 mos similar practices by agents in internal security cases and former bur official has been indicted (M)
HEW Dept Sec Joseph Califano calls for complete overhaul of Fed law regulating 100,000 prescription drugs and 250,000 over-the-counter formulations now sold in US; Govt will begin to make public scientific tests that mfrs are required to undertake to prove that new drug is safe and effective; Health Research Group dir Sidney M Wolfe says plan to end secrecy could lead to improvement in FDA effectiveness; Sen Edward Kennedy hails recommendations; Pharmaceutical Mfrs Assn differs on what information is made public from drug tests; Califano discusses 4 critical shortcomings in existing drug regulation before Public Citizen Forum(M)
Pres Carter signs two 11-yr-old covenants on human rights, fulfilling pledge he made at UN in March; declines to sign optional annex on civil and pol rights that would have enabled complaints to be heard by a human rights com (M)
31 refugees picked up from boat by Hong Kong marine police are admitted to hosp for observation for suspected cholera (S)