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October 31, 1977

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Headlines from October 31, 1977

Refugees Depict Cambodia As Grim, Work‐Gang Land

By Henry Kamm Special to The New York Times

Article recounts difficulties of 9 Cambodian family members who recently fled to Thai refugee camp; grimness of life in Cambodia, thought to be world's most isolated country, detailed; refugees are only ones known to have escaped across S China Sea unaided; most Cambodians reptdly know little of country's leadership and are not told of Communism; article notes soc is rigidly organized into separate groups of adult men and women, elderly and children that has drastically weakened traditional family tics (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 26, 1977, covering October 31, 1977.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

    Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    36
  2. 2
    Album cover for Simple Dreams by Linda Ronstadt

    Simple Dreams

    Linda Ronstadt

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Aja by Steely Dan

    Aja

    Steely Dan

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Foreigner by Foreigner

    Foreigner

    Foreigner

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    32
  5. 5
    Album cover for Love You Live by The Rolling Stones

    Love You Live

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    4

Notable Deaths

C. B. Colby

1977C. B. Colby, American author and illustrator (born 1904)[†]

Carroll Burleigh Colby was an American writer, primarily of nonfiction children's books. He wrote more than 100 books that were widely circulated in public and school libraries in the United States. He is best known for Strangely Enough! (1959).

Historical Context for October 31, 1977

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