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In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[â ]
1977Richard Lintner, Slovak ice hockey player[â ]
Richard Lintner is a Slovak former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League and current television presenter. He previously played in the National Hockey League for the Nashville Predators, New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
1977Steven Miles, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Queensland[â ]
Steven John Miles is an Australian politician who was the 40th premier of Queensland, in office for 10 months from 2023 to 2024. He is the state leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and previously served as deputy premier from 2020 to 2023.
1977Sean Murray, American actor[â ]
Sean Harland Murray is an American actor known for his role as Special Agent Timothy McGee on the American TV drama NCIS, Thackery Binx in Disney's Halloween film Hocus Pocus and Danny Walden in the military drama series JAG.
1977Peter Phillips, English businessman[â ]
Peter Mark Andrew Phillips is a British businessman. He is the son of Anne, Princess Royal, and Mark Phillips, and a nephew of King Charles III. At the time of his birth during the reign of his maternal grandmother Elizabeth II, he was 5th in the line of succession to the British throne; as of 2025, he is 19th.
1977Robaire Smith, American football player[â ]
Robaire Fredrick Smith is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans.
Mich State horticulturist Dr Stanley K Ries says tests indicate that crop yields can be increased up to 63% by adding trace amts of triacontanol, substance isolated from alfalfa hay (M)
S African police officers deny under oath they assaulted Steven Biko but admit they forced him to spend 19 days naked in cell before moving him to office where they interrogated him and kept him shackled for 50 hrs, inquest hearing, Pretoria; illus (L)
illus of Koch and Beame as they begin transition talks
USAF Acad repeals its ban against pregnancy but will expel pregnant students who marry; policy bars married students from acad (M)
TRENTON, Nov. 14—Bill Bradley, the 34‐year‐old former New York Knicks basketball player, formally opened a bid today for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate seat held by Clifford P. Case, Republican of Rahway, whose term expires next year.
Nov 15: Sadat says he is prepared to address Israeli Parliament within next wk once he has received formal inv from Begin; Begin says he will ask US to convey inv; both leaders make statements during ints with Walter Cronkite on CBS Evening News program; Sadat says his only condition is that he be allowed to discuss situation with 120 members of Knesset; says he will also exch views with Begin; illus of Sadat and Begin (M)
Bklyn hosps agree to change current system of mental-health care; will make each facility directly responsible for patients in its respective areas; NYS Mental Hygiene regional dir Dr Alvin M Mesnikoff and City Mental Health and Mental Retardation Comr Dr June J Christmas comment on proposed changes; current system and its deficiencies described; hosps involved noted (M)
Carter endorses compromise Humphrey-Hawkins legis that would set as natl goal reduction of overall unemployment rate from present 7% to 4% in 83; notes compromise would give him flexibility to modify goal if necessary; Cong Black Caucus spokesman says members are satisfied with compromise; US C of C continues to condemn legis; spokesman Jack Carlson contends goals cannot be met without raising inflation rate to 10% or more annually; compromise authorizes no new Fed jobs programs or other spending, which would have to be authorized and financed by Cong; specific provisions detailed (M)
US State Dept says Cuba has expanded mil involvement in Ethiopia and now may have individual soldiers fighting against Somalia in Ogaden; estimated 400 officers and soldiers represents eightfold increase in Cuba's mil presence since May (M)
CIA Dir Turner says agency no longer uses secret organs as fronts for financing human behaviour research, news conf; says he absoultely opposes use of such tactics (S)