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Study by Amer Profs Martin King Whyte and William Parish finds large families remain customary in many rural Chinese villages despite Communist doctrines (S)
1st article in series on bank regulation; notes ints with bankers, bank regulators, lobbyists, financial analysis and Cong overseers snow many believe Fed regulatory agencies lack some of powers, ability and, in some cases, will to monitor large banks effectively; finds many see improvements in these agencies' operations in recent yrs; findings detailed; Currency Comptroller Heimann says current regulatory structure is response to yesterday's problems, int; Mfrs Hanover Trust chmn Gabriel Hauge denies major banks are too large or complex for adequate supervison; Reprs Benjamin S Rosenthal and Fernand J St Germain score banking secrecy; Citicorp exec com chmn Edward L Palmer disputes stand; recent events drawing public attention to banking practices revd; Sen Proxmire's attacks on inept and lax regulation recalled; FDIC chmn George A LeMaistre. Heimann and Fed Reserve Chmn Burns illus (L)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 18—On a perfectly awful day for football, the Giants and the Chicago Bears played an imperfectly classic football game today. And after all the fumbles, dropped passes, missed kicks and slipping players had been counted, the Bears won, 12‐9, on a 28‐yard field goal by Bob Thomas with nine seconds remaining in a 15‐minute sudden‐death overtime period.
illus of Achilleas Kyprianou with his father after being freed by kidnappers
US Govt statistics indicate 67% of 73 internatl passenger ships failed 419 of 625 health inspections between Dec '76 and Nov '77; officials express concern over extent to which cruise vessels that carry estimated 1-million passengers annually through US ports meet recommended Govt sanitation standards; failure of some prominent cruise liners to meet standards discussed; some of their violations described; Center for Disease Control official John Yashuk and NY Com of Passenger Lines chmn John Reurs comment; Public Health Service list of ship inspections, Dec '76-Nov '77 (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 14, 1977, covering December 19, 1977.
Linda Ronstadt
Fleetwood Mac
Commodores
Rod Stewart
Lynyrd Skynyrd
1977Jorge Garbajosa, Spanish basketball player[â ]
Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro is a Spanish former professional basketball player, the outgoing president of the Spanish Basketball Federation, and the current President of FIBA Europe. Standing at 2.07Â m, he played both power forward and small forward. He was an All-EuroLeague first team selection in 2003, and an All-EuroLeague second team selection in 2006, while playing for Unicaja. During his stint in the NBA, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2007. A serious injury the following season cut his NBA career short, and he never truly recovered until his retirement.
1977LaTasha Jenkins, American sprinter[â ]
LaTasha Jenkins is an American former track and field sprinter. Having won international medals in the 200 m, she won a silver medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships and a silver medal at the 2001 Outdoor Championships. Other career highlights include 2001 U.S. Indoor 200m champion; 1999 and 2001 US Outdoor runner-up, 200m; 1999 NCAA 200m champion; four-time NCAA All-American; member of world record-holding 4 Ă 200 m relay team. She was born in Chicago and attended Oak Lawn Polaris High School.
1977Irina Voronina, Russian model[â ]
Irina Vadimovna Voronina is a Russian-American actress, stand-up comedian, and model. She was Playboy Playmate of the month for January 2001.
1977The Ms⯠5.8 BobâTangol earthquake strikes Kerman Province in Iran, destroying villages and killing 665 people.[â ]
The 1977 BobâTangol earthquake struck Kerman province of Iran on December 20, 1977, at 03:04 Iran Standard Time. The earthquake measured Mw 5.9 and struck at a depth of 22.7Â km (14.1Â mi). A maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VII was evaluated based on damage. It had a strike-slip focal mechanism, which was unusual as the source structure was a thrust fault. It was part of a sequence of strong earthquakes along the 400Â km (250Â mi) Kuh Banan Fault. Between 584 and 665 people perished while a further 500â1,000 were injured; thousands were also made homeless. Casualties from the earthquake was considered moderate due to the sparsely populated area it affected. Preceded by foreshocks the month before, many residents became wary of a larger earthquake and took refuge outside their homes, contributing to the moderate death toll. However, there were none immediately before the mainshock so many were still in their homes when it struck. Aftershocks were felt for several months, some causing additional damage.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[â ]