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Kissinger says Nixon is going to China as private citizen, press conf (S)
The Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, in the wake of a scandal involving payoffs abroad, is expected to name Robert W. Haack, former president of the New York Stock Exchange. as interim chairman to succeed Daniel J. Haughton, whose resignation is expected. Page 45.
NYS Gov Carey names Arthur B Krim to replace Dem state chmn Patrick J Cunningham as state's repr responsible for conv preparations; cites âlegal mattersâ Cunningham is involved in, including Maurice H Nadjari's investigation of Cunningham; illus of Krim, Carey and Cunningham (M)
Natl Union for Total Liberation of Angola forces reptdly have decided to abandon major towns of Serpa Pinto, Mocamedes and Sa da Bandeira, which they still hold, and concentrate on preparing for guerrilla warfare; decision that conventional warfare is no longer possible is reptd as USSRâbacked Popular Movement for Liberation of Angola and Cuban allies appear to be advancing at will in southern Angola; advancing troops are reptd to be within 150 mi of Angola's border with SW Africa; map; illus (M)
Fed bankruptcy judge John J Galgay signs order providing for liquidation within 60 days; lets co begin goingâoutâofâbusiness sales; Greyhound and Kresge are considering acquisition of remaining stores; Montgomery Ward & Co has denied repts that it was interested in acquiring co; history of co's financial troubles revd; por of founder William Thomas Grant (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 11, 1976, covering February 13, 1976.
Bob Dylan
Paul Simon
Earth| Wind & Fire
Chicago
Barry Manilow
1976Jörg Bergmeister, German race car driver[â ]
Jörg Bergmeister is a former racing driver from Germany and an ambassador of Porsche.
1976Feist, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician[â ]
Leslie Feist, known mononymously as Feist, is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene.
1976Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian general and politician, 4th President of Nigeria (born 1938)[â ]
Murtala Ramat Muhammed ; 8 November 1938 â 13 February 1976) was a Nigerian military officer and the fourth head of state of Nigeria. He led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the military regime of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi and featured prominently during the Nigerian Civil War and thereafter ruled Nigeria from 29 July 1975 until his assassination on 13 February 1976. This period in Nigerian history, from the Northern counter-coup victory to Murtala's death, is commonly associated with the institutionalization of the military in Nigerian politics.
1976Lily Pons, French-American soprano and actress (born 1904)[â ]
Alice Joséphine Pons, known professionally as Lily Pons, was a French-American operatic lyric coloratura soprano and actress who had an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s. As an opera singer, she specialized in the coloratura soprano repertoire and was particularly associated with the title roles in Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor. In addition to appearing as a guest artist with many opera houses internationally, Pons enjoyed a long association with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where she performed nearly 300 times between 1931 and 1960.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[â ]