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Henry Geldzahler, curator of 20th century arts at Met Museum, is scheduled to be named city's new cultural comr by Mayor-elect Edward I Koch; por (L)
Dec 13: Foreign Min Dayan says Israel might agree to partition West Bank if that is what Arabs want, news conf; says he thinks Sadat has to 'deliver something' within 1 wk or 10 days after Cairo talks open; reiterates Israel's opposition to creation of Palestinian state; says existing Israeli settlements on West Bank should not pose obstacle to deciding on boundaries; denies he and Begin disagree on strategy for talks; reaffirms Israel's willingness to make separate peace with Egypt; says Israel is ready to allow West Bank mayors and other Arab officials to represent Palestinians at negotiations; reaffirms Israeli refusal to deal with PLO; illus (M)
PARTY AIDS HOMELESS YOUTHS: Terence Cardinal Cooke and guests at Christmas party at the Waldorf for benefit of Foundling Hospital.
Churchill, Clementine Spencer- (Mrs Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill) (Baroness)
Scheid, who shot Frank Thompson, 18, in Coney Is last Sept, when youth allegedly attacked him with knife during scuffle, is indicted for 2nd-degree manslaughter; por; indictment is 2nd this yr involving white police officer and young black (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 7, 1977, covering December 13, 1977.
Linda Ronstadt
Fleetwood Mac
Commodores
Rod Stewart
Lynyrd Skynyrd
1977Oguz Atay, Turkish engineer and author (born 1934)[†]
Oğuz Atay was a Turkish novelist. His first novel, Tutunamayanlar, appeared in 1971–72. Never reprinted in his lifetime and controversial among critics, it has become a best-seller since a new edition came out in 1984. It has been described as "probably the most eminent novel of twentieth-century Turkish literature": this reference is due to a UNESCO survey, which goes on: "it poses an earnest challenge to even the most skilled translator with its kaleidoscope of colloquialisms and sheer size."
1977Air Indiana Flight 216 crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff, and boosters of the team.[†]
The Air Indiana Flight 216 crash occurred on December 13, 1977, at 19:22 CST, when a Douglas DC-3, registration N51071 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team, the Evansville Purple Aces, lost control and crashed shortly after takeoff at the Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, Indiana. The plane was on its way to Nashville International Airport, taking the team to play the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]