Hijacking of Jet With 91 to Dubai Linked With German Kidnapping
Turkey rejects hijackers demand for release of 2 Palestinian terrorists (S)
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Turkey rejects hijackers demand for release of 2 Palestinian terrorists (S)
Decline in value of dollar partly attributed to world pressure on nations with strong economies to let currencies rise in value to discourage exports and encourage growth by other nations (M)
HR delays approval of compromise to continue construction of Clinch River Breeder Reactor (S)
NY defeats Los Angeles, 5-3; illus
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14—In an effort to facilitate approval of the Panama Canal treaty in both the United States and Panama, President Carter and Brig. Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera said today that the United States had the right “to act against any aggression or threat directed against the Canal.”
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 12, 1977, covering October 15, 1977.
Fleetwood Mac
Linda Ronstadt
Shaun Cassidy
Elvis Presley
Foreigner
1977Masato Kawabata, Japanese racing driver[†]
Masato Kawabata is a Japanese professional drifting driver, currently competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team TOYO TIRES DRIFT.
1977David Trezeguet, French footballer[†]
David Sergio Trezeguet is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
1977Patricio Urrutia, Ecuadorian footballer[†]
Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza is an Ecuadorian football manager and former player who played as a central midfielder. He is the current manager of Delfín.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]