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Kissinger says he will go to Moscow wk of Jan 18 for further talks on arms limitation agreement despite Soviet intervention in Angola, but adds that in long run, Soviet ambition in Africa will endanger support in US for detente and arms control (S)
Patricia Hearst takes witness stand on Jan 14 for 1st time since her kidnapping and says that she told Govt‐apptd psychiatrist Dr Harry Kozol that she 'was not proud about' taking part in holdup of Hibernia Bank branch in San Francisco; Hearst testifies in attempt to block Kozol from continuing exam of her; illus (M)
Munich ct fines Barry Meeker, US helicopter pilot who flew E Gers out of Czech, 2,000 marks (equivalent of $770) for 2 'illegal touchdowns outside public airports and unauthorized transport of persons' (S)
Pride in tradition has become strong crosscurrent in tide of modernization that is sweeping countries of Persian Gulf; their staggering oil wealth has spawned nostalgia for simpler times—and provided wherewithal to preserve aspects of Arabian and Persian past; Bahrain sociologist Ali Taqi propounds view that ability to preserve old folkways while absorbing Western culture is deep-seated in Arabs; Shah of Iran has used some of oil revenues to fix crumbling palace left by 19th-century potentate on outskirts of city of Shiraz; other contrasts between old and new noted; illus; map (M)
Luns in Iceland to try to settle fishing dispute (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 14, 1976, covering January 15, 1976.
Earth| Wind & Fire
Chicago
America
Joni Mitchell
Helen Reddy
1976Doug Gottlieb, American basketball player and sportscaster[†]
Douglas Mitchell Gottlieb is an American basketball analyst, sports talk radio host and college basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Gottlieb played NCAA collegiate basketball, twice leading the nation in assists, and professional basketball. In addition to his coaching duties at Green Bay, he works for Fox Sports after tenures with the Pac-12 Network, CBS Sports, and ESPN.
1976Alexander Korolyuk, Russian ice hockey player[†]
Alexander Ivanovich Korolyuk is a Russian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks before playing the remainder of his career in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
1976Iryna Lishchynska, Ukrainian runner[†]
Iryna Lishchynska, née Nedelenko (Неделенко) is a Ukrainian middle-distance athlete who specializes in the 1500 metres.
1976Dorian Missick, American actor[†]
Dorian Crossmond Missick is an American actor known for his role as Damian in the television series Six Degrees (2006) and for voicing Victor Vance in the 2006 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. He is also known for his starring role in the film Premium (2006) and his supporting roles in films such as The Manchurian Candidate (2004) and Lucky Number Slevin (2006).
1976Scott Murray, Scottish rugby player[†]
Scott Murray is a former rugby union player who played lock for Scotland. He was at one time the record caps holder for Scotland having represented them on 87 occasions, five of which as captain and playing at three World Cups. He also toured with the British & Irish Lions and won Scotland player of the season three times. He is the former head coach of the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby (MLR).
1976Florentin Petre, Romanian footballer and manager[†]
Florentin Petre is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently assistant coach at Liga I club Dinamo București.
1976Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison.[†]
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford assumed the presidency after the resignation of President Richard Nixon, under whom he had served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 following Spiro Agnew's resignation. Prior to that, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]