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In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]
1977Brad Haddin, Australian cricketer[†]
Bradley James Haddin, is an Australian former cricketer, vice-captain and coach who represented Australia in all three forms of international cricket. He played domestically for New South Wales as a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Haddin was a member of the Australian World cup winning squad at both the 2007 Cricket World Cup the 2015 Cricket World Cup and played for the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League.
1977Alex Tudor, English cricketer and coach[†]
Alex Jeremy Tudor is an English former professional cricketer who spent two spells with Surrey County Cricket Club as well as playing for Essex. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He was twice awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. A highly talented performer with bat and ball, his career was hampered by frequent injury trouble.
Representative Edward I. Koch, the Democratic candidate for Mayor, favors strong limits on apartment rent increases to help keep the middle class in the city and would “not change the fact” that there are dual systems of rent control and rent stabilization.
coalition of black civic, business and pol leaders accuses Tri-State United Way of shortchanging black and Spanish-speaking groups in NYC met area; demands orgn's officials to take steps to insure more equitable distribution of funds; officials of Tri-State and Greater NY Fund, its major local partner, acknowledge that they are not doing as much as they could for either group, and agree to consider recommendations (M)
ITHINK I've reached a “passage” in my life. Overnight, I've become the sort of person who cannot be happy without a luxurious bathroom. A Jacuzzi whirlpool, a showerhead that massages, a sauna, a doublesized vanity sink with a three‐way mirror, vast storage spaces crammed with protein‐rich soaps, shampoos, water softeners, skin bracers, colognes—I find myself yearning for these things, and I wonder what sort of dread symbolism my bathroom has assumed.
5-alarm fire on NYC's West Side disrupts disembarkment of passengers on 6 cruise ships arriving at West Side Terminal (M)
Wayne, NJ, poultry farmer Walter Klammer uses solar energy to heat his hen house; illus (M)
UNIONDALE, L.I., Oct. 22—Bob Nystrom had two goals tonight, and Michel Bergeron scored twice in his first game as an Islander, a 7‐2 victory over the New York Rangers. But Bryan Trottier upstaged them both with an unassisted, short‐handed goal; three assists, and seemingly infinite ice time.
Adm officials say that although difficult problems remain to be settled in intensified negotiations for new agreement on limitation of strategic arms, optimistic remarks by Carter and Brezhnev have underscored likelihood of early accord; say main problem now facing negotiators is how to get Soviets to agree to curbs on testing and deployment of new missile systems and modernization of existing ones; reptd achievements so far in recent negotiations noted (M)
In a wooded area of Wilton, Conn., I here stands—on a pedestal—a “eircambulant” house.
Repr Koch, assembling transition team to help him prepare to run NYC if he is, as expected, elected Mayor, is including people who have played key roles on Emergency Financial Control Bd--former exec dir Stephen Berger and former member David L Margolis; their prominence in Koch transition seen reflecting importance Koch is placing on fiscal matters (M)
ITHINK I've reached a “passage” in my life. Overnight, I've become the sort of person who cannot be happy without a luxurious bathroom. A Jacuzzi whirlpool, a showerhead that massages, a sauna, a doublesized vanity sink with a three‐way mirror, vast storage spaces crammed with protein‐rich soaps, shampoos, water softeners, skin bracers, colognes—I find myself yearning for these things, and I wonder what sort of dread symbolism my bathroom has assumed.
Growth of Japanese banks in NYC, which mainly serve Japanese businesses in city, noted; Fuji Bank & Trust exec vp Tanehiko Kamiura comments; his por (S)