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Pres Carter sympathizes with farmers threatening to strike, news conf; says some of their difficulties were caused by adverse weather conditions and not Govt's indifference (S)
Israeli source says Prime Min Begin will offer proposals to Pres Carter affecting occupied territories of West Bank, Gaza Strip and Sinai; Begin is expected to offer civil autonomy to Palestinians of West Bank-Gaza area while maintaining Israeli mil presence there; plan is also believed to include continued Israeli presence in Rafieh salient at southern end of Gaza and in northern tip of Sinai (L)
TRENTON, Dec. 15—New Jersey's long, emotional fight over a state income tax ended dramatically tonight when the State Senate voted to make the tax permanent, and Goyernor Byrne jubilantly signed the bill minutes later.
Ushiba, concluding 4 days of negotiations with Amer trade negotiators, says Japan will set 7% econ growth target for next yr (S)
Sen Banking Com chmn William Proxmire criticizes NYS for making only 'weak, feeble effort' to help NYC with its fiscal problems and for going ahead with plans for tax cut, com hearing on city's request for extension of Fed loan assistance beyond expiration date of July 1 '78; expresses dismay over city's widening budget gap; is sharply skeptical of extending more loan assistance to city; directs some tough questions to Mayor Beame and Comptroller Goldin on whether they had properly informed investors of city's precarious financial position when they sold heavy amts of short-term securities in '74 and early in '75 (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 14, 1977, covering December 16, 1977.
Linda Ronstadt
Fleetwood Mac
Commodores
Rod Stewart
Lynyrd Skynyrd
1977Éric Bélanger, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Éric Bélanger is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played the majority of his professional career as a centre in the National Hockey League (NHL), representing the Los Angeles Kings, Carolina Hurricanes, Atlanta Thrashers, Minnesota Wild, Washington Capitals, Phoenix Coyotes and Edmonton Oilers. He was originally drafted in the fourth round, 96th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by Los Angeles.
1977Sylvain Distin, French footballer[†]
Sylvain Distin is a French former professional footballer. He is left-footed and played as a centre-back, and was also capable of playing at left-back.
1977Risto Jarva, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1934)[†]
Risto Antero Jarva was a Finnish filmmaker.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]