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December 30, 1977

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Headlines from December 30, 1977

Money Supply Gains

By Unknown Author

The nation's basic money supply rose by $1.5 billion in the week ended Dec. 28, but analysts were not surprised. Meanwhile, a broader gauge of the money supply rose by $800 million, the Federal Reserve reported yesterday. Page D2.

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Soviet Dissident Movement Is at Low Ebb

By David K. Shipler;Special to The New York Times

Survey of dissident movement in USSR finds movement is at its lowest point in yrs after campaign of arrests, threats and forced exile directed against most of its prominent leaders; movement's momentum has been curbed, its pol dexterity undermined and its communications network in USSR badly disrupted; history of dissident movement traced; Helsinki accords signed in Aug '75 seen as catalyst for unprecedented coalition of Soviet dissidents to monitor implementation of accords in USSR, move which apparently provoked carefully executed crackdown on dissidents; illus of Roy A Medvedev, Sakharov, Orlov and Turchin with wife Tatyana (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 28, 1977, covering December 30, 1977.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Simple Dreams by Linda Ronstadt

    Simple Dreams

    Linda Ronstadt

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  2. 2
    Album cover for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac

    Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    45
  3. 3
    Album cover for Foot Loose + Fancy Free by Rod Stewart

    Foot Loose + Fancy Free

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for All 'n' All by Earth| Wind & Fire

    All 'n' All

    Earth| Wind & Fire

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

    Out Of The Blue

    Electric Light Orchestra

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Laila Ali

1977Laila Ali, American boxer and actress[†]

Laila Amaria Ali is an American television personality and retired professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007. During her career, from which she retired undefeated, she held the WBC, WIBA, IWBF and IBA female super middleweight titles, and the IWBF light heavyweight title. Ali is widely regarded by many within the sport as one of the greatest female professional boxers of all time. She is the daughter of boxer Muhammad Ali.

1977Glory Alozie, Nigerian-Spanish sprinter and hurdler[†]

Gloria “Glory” Alozie Oluchi is a former track and field athlete competing mostly in hurdling. Born in Nigeria, she represented her country of birth and Spain.

Grant Balfour

1977Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player[†]

Grant Robert Balfour is an Australian former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays, and Oakland Athletics. He is second all-time in saves and strikeouts among Australian MLB pitchers behind Liam Hendriks, and holds the Oakland Athletics consecutive save record at 44.

Saša Ilić (footballer, born 1977)

1977Saša Ilić, Serbian footballer[†]

Saša Ilić is a Serbian professional football manager and a former player.

Kenyon Martin

1977Kenyon Martin, American basketball player[†]

Kenyon Lee Martin Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a power forward, he played for the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of China. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was named the national college player of the year during his senior season. Martin was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. He was an NBA All-Star in 2004.

Lucy Punch

1977Lucy Punch, English actress[†]

Lucy Alice T. Punch is an English actor. She has appeared in the films Ella Enchanted (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Dinner for Schmucks, and Into the Woods (2014). She is also known for her role as Amy in Bad Teacher (2011), Amanda in the BBC sitcoms Motherland and Amandaland. She also played Esmé Squalor in the Netflix black comedy drama series A Series of Unfortunate Events.

1977Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer[†]

Kazuyuki Toda is a Japanese professional football manager and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or defender. He played for the Japan national team until 2002.

Historical Context for December 30, 1977

In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]