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Maj. Gen, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, a radical leftist who once headed Portugal's Military security and Lisbon region commands, was arrested as a plotter of the Nov. 25 attempted coup. Page 4.
Percentage breakdown of results for Dem Pres aspirants in Iowa's precinct caucuses (S)
Sources say IRS has begun re-audit of ex-Pres Nixon's tax returns for yrs in which he claimed a $450,000 deduction for gifts of his pre-Pres papers to Natl Archives to determine if he is liable for fraud penalties; say pardon granted by Pres Ford protects Nixon from being prosecuted for tax fraud or any other criminal action while he was Pres but that IRs re-audit is aimed at determining whether it should assess fraud penalties against Nixon in conspiracy to back-date documents in claiming deduction (M)
Western intelligence sources and ints with scores of newly escaped Cambodian refugees at Aranyaprathet (Thailand) refugee camp indicate Cambodian Govt officials are forcing mass migration of hundreds of thousands of people; population reptdly is being shifted principally into more sparsely populated northwestern area of country, primarily Battambang Prov; many reptdly have died as result of rigorous journey, purpose of which is still not known; most accounts say new migration began in late Oct or early Nov and is continuing; refugees recount experiences; illus; area map (L)
NYC Health & Hosps Corp pres John L S Holloman Jr, citing 'drastically eroded' financial situation, recommends reducing from 15 to 11 the number of acute care munic hosps; calls for other economies that will result in reductions in both quantity and quality of services, particularly for the poor; says corp faces additional cuts of $107-million in next fiscal yr and $52-million in following yr; recommendations call for closing of in-patient services of Sydenham and Gouverneur Hosps, closing of Cumberland and Greenpoint Hosps when new Woodhull Hosp opens, closing of Morrisania, Fordham and old Lincoln Hosps upon opening of North Central Bronx and new Lincoln Hosps, closing of G Bldg of Sea View Hosp, closing of Belvis Neighborhood Family Care Center in Bronx and implementation of plans to admit patients of private physicians to munic hosps when feasible (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 21, 1976, covering January 21, 1976.
Earth| Wind & Fire
Chicago
America
Paul Simon
Helen Reddy
1976Aivaras Abromavičius, Lithuanian-Ukrainian banker and politician; 15th Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development[†]
Aivaras Abromavičius is a Lithuanian-born investor and politician. He was Ukraine's Minister of Economy and Trade starting in December 2014. He did not retain his post in the Groysman Government that was installed on 14 April 2016. Abromavičius was Director General of Ukroboronprom, Ukraine's largest defense industry enterprise, from 31 August 2019 until 6 October 2020. He is a majority shareholder of Ukrainian agricultural company Agro Region.
1976Raivis Belohvoščiks, Latvian cyclist[†]
Raivis Belohvoščiks is a Latvian former professional road cyclist who specialized in individual time trial events. He is ten-time Latvian national time trial champion. In 2006 he signed a 2-year contract with UCI ProTour team Saunier Duval–Prodir, but this was not renewed for the 2009 season. In 2010, he rode for Ceramica Flaminia. He didn't achieve any major results in his first Tour de France. He was 40th in the first time trial around Metz. He was one of the major victims of the Passage du Gois in stage 2, and arrived last in stage 6 to Maubeuge. He left the race during the stage (10) to L'Alpe d'Huez.
1976Emma Bunton, English singer[†]
Emma Lee Bunton is an English singer, songwriter, media personality, and actress. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Baby Spice, reflecting the fact that she was the youngest member. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time. The group went on an indefinite hiatus in 2000, before reuniting for a greatest hits album (2007) and two concert tours: the Return of the Spice Girls (2007–2008) and Spice World (2019).
1976Lars Eidinger, German actor[†]
Lars Eidinger is a German actor and rapper, based in Berlin. He has appeared in German and international film and television productions, including the 2020 film My Little Sister, the German series Babylon Berlin (2017–2022), the 2023 American miniseries All the Light We Cannot See, and the 2024 film Dying.
1976Giorgio Frezzolini, Italian footballer[†]
Giorgio Frezzolini is a retired Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
1976Igors Stepanovs, Latvian footballer[†]
Igors Stepanovs is a Latvian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He was the manager of the Maldives under-19 national team in 2020-21. Stepanovs played 100 international matches and scored four goals for the Latvia national team. He made his debut in 1995, and played in Euro 2004.
1976Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.[†]
Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies started in 1954, and France and the United Kingdom signed a treaty establishing the development project on 29 November 1962, as the programme cost was estimated at £70 million . Construction of the six prototypes began in February 1965, and the first flight took off from Toulouse on 2 March 1969. The market was predicted for 350 aircraft, and the manufacturers received up to 100 option orders from many major airlines. On 9 October 1975, it received its French certificate of airworthiness, and from the UK CAA on 5 December.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]