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S Korean Govt reptdly has relented and will now allow Amer officials to question Park Tong Sun in US Embassy in Seoul; reversal of its original position comes shortly after HR adopts resolution urging Seoul's cooperation in probe; US Amb to S Korea Richard L Sneider has tentatively accepted proposal after talk with Korean Foreign Min Park Tong Jin; Park Tong Sun illus (M)
Nov 4: Henry Kissinger tells World Jewish Cong that separate Palestinian state, even if it proclaims good intentions toward Israel, would inevitably be dangerous for peace in Middle East; in off-the-record talk, Kissinger avoids direct criticism of Carter Adm's Middle East policies but indicates unhappiness with Adm's apparent readiness to give priority to Palestinian question, including participation at Geneva conf; says Israel must maintain confidence that it is master of its own destiny and not just protectorate of some other country; Majority Leader Robert C Byrd, in Sen speech, scores Minority Leader Baker for attacking Adm's Middle East policy; Sen Abraham Ribicoff also reiterates his support of Carter's policies (M)
Pres Giscard d'Estaing awards Legion of Honor to Levesque; says Quebec has right to self-determination; pledges French support for any pol direction Quebec chooses to take; illus; has been under pressure from Ottawa to avoid separation issue, and from Gaullist faction in France to support Quebec; Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac lauds Levesque; says French-speaking community supports his aspirations for Quebec; Amb Pelletier says honor accorded Levesque was violation of diplomatic courtesy (M)
Soviet authorities refuse to let outspoken Spanish Communist leader Santiago Carrillo deliver speech at Kremlin ceremonies marking anniv (S)
Carter Adm, in significant move to improve relations with Hungary, decides to return Crown of St Stephen, symbol of Hungarian nationhood that has been in Amer custody since last days of World War II; Sec Vance intends to deliver crown and crown jewels to Hungarian Govt at end of Pres Carter's trip; illus (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 2, 1977, covering November 4, 1977.
Fleetwood Mac
Linda Ronstadt
Steely Dan
Foreigner
The Rolling Stones
1977Larry Bigbie, American baseball player[†]
Larry Robert Bigbie is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 2001 through 2006 for the Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, and St. Louis Cardinals.
1977Tom Reamy, American author and illustrator (born 1935)[†]
Tom Reamy was an American science fiction and fantasy author, and a key figure in 1960s and 1970s science fiction fandom. He died at age 42 prior to the publication of his first novel; his work is primarily dark fantasy.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]