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Egypt breaks off diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and Southern Yemen in retaliation for their efforts at Tripoli conf to prevent Pres Sadat from pursuing negotiations with Israel; Sadat illus (see also subhead Israeli-Arab Conflict)
Sens Johnston and Jackson and Reprs Ashley and Dingell confer on gas pricing on Dec 4, but little progress is reptd (S)
analysis of Sadat's peace initiatives; discusses Sadat's increased popularity at home; sees denunciations emanating from Tripoli conf confirming passing of Arab nationalism imposed on Egypt by late Pres Gamal Abdel Nasser (M)
sts remained closed while workmen repair broken main; traffic disrupted over wide area of midtown Manhattan (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 30, 1977, covering December 6, 1977.
Linda Ronstadt
Fleetwood Mac
Steely Dan
Commodores
Rod Stewart
1977Kevin Cash, American baseball player and manager[†]
Kevin Forrest Cash is an American professional baseball manager and former player who is the manager of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously, Cash played catcher in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Houston Astros. As a player, Cash was listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg); he batted and threw right-handed. He was the bullpen coach for the Cleveland Indians before being hired as the Rays' manager in December 2014. Cash was the American League Manager of the Year in 2020 and 2021, the first AL manager to win the award consecutively. He entered the 2024 season as the longest-tenured manager in MLB.
1977Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster[†]
Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff, is an English television and radio presenter and former international cricketer. Flintoff played all forms of the game and was one of the sport's leading all-rounders, a fast bowler, middle-order batsman and slip fielder. He was consistently rated by the ICC as being among the top international all-rounders in both ODI and Test cricket.
1977Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer[†]
Paul Francis McVeigh is a Northern Irish former footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Burnley and Luton Town in the English leagues.
1977South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.[†]
Bophuthatswana, officially the Republic of Bophuthatswana, and colloquially referred to as the Bop and by outsiders as Jigsawland was a Bantustan that was declared (nominally) independent by the apartheid regime of South Africa in 1977. However, like the other Bantustans of Ciskei, Transkei and Venda, its independence was not recognized by any country other than South Africa.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]