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July 7, 1997

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History of an Awkward Age

By Andy Newman

New Jersey Historical Society opens doors of its new home in Newark with an exhibit tracing history of teen-age culture in state (New Jersey Daily Briefing) (S)

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On the Surface of Mars, Sojourner Rolls to Work

By John Noble Wilford

Sojourner robot, first mobile explorer of another planet, begins prospecting Mars surface, transmitting flood of data; overcomes communications trouble and other setbacks to examine powdery surface at base of Mars Pathfinder landing craft; prepares to crawl few feet to begin 10-hour study of nearby rock; photos (M)

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INSIDE METRO

By Unknown Author

LABOR AND WORKFARE -- The effort to unionize New York City's 35,000 workfare participants is likely to expand the frontiers of union organizing and change traditional definitions of who is a worker. B3.

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As Extortion Case Opens, Cosby's Fame Is a Hurdle for the Defense

By Benjamin Weiser

Autumn Jackson prepares to go on trial on charge of attempting to extort $40 million from comedian Bill Cosby by claiming to be his out-of-wedlock daughter; defense lawyers have signaled strategy that will focus not on reality of whether Cosby is Ms Jackson's father, but rather on her belief that he is, and, on that basis, that she was involved in negotiating her rights as a daughter; photo (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 2, 1997, covering July 7, 1997.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace) by Bob Carlisle

    Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace)

    Bob Carlisle

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Spice by Spice Girls

    Spice

    Spice Girls

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  3. 3
    Album cover for Everywhere by Tim McGraw

    Everywhere

    Tim McGraw

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Wu-Tang Forever by Wu-Tang Clan

    Wu-Tang Forever

    Wu-Tang Clan

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
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    Album cover for Middle Of Nowhere by Hanson

    Middle Of Nowhere

    Hanson

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

1997Mizuho Habu, Japanese idol and model[†]

Mizuho Habu is a Japanese model. She is a former member of Japanese idol group Sakurazaka46 & was formerly represented by Sony Music Records.

James Marriott (musician)

1997James Marriott, English musician and online content creator[†]

James William Marriott is an Swiss-born English musician. He is best known for his No. 1 UK charting album Don't Tell the Dog. He charted at No. 17 on the UK Albums Chart with Are We There Yet? and No. 67 on the UK singles chart with "I Don't Want to Live Like This".

Historical Events

Turkish Armed Forces

1997The Turkish Armed Forces withdraw from northern Iraq after assisting the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War.[†]

The Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The Chief of the General Staff is the Commander of the Armed Forces. In wartime, the Chief of the General Staff acts as the Commander-in-Chief on behalf of the President, who represents the Supreme Military Command of the TAF on behalf of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Coordinating the military relations of the TAF with other NATO member states and friendly states is the responsibility of the General Staff.

Historical Context for July 7, 1997

In 1997, the world population was approximately 5,924,787,816 people[†]