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March 5, 1976

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Hiss Hearst Notes On Possible Bomb Put Into Evidence

By Wallace Turner Special to The New York Times

Govt places into evidence notes in Patricia Hearst's handwriting that appeared to list parts for bomb and bore notation 'meet to talk about shooting/9:00'; notes are part of evidence found in Miss Hearst's San Francisco apt at time of her arrest; other evidence found in apt and allowed to be presented to jury noted; evidence which Judge Carter rules cannot be presented to jury also noted; illus (M)

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French Riot Over Wine Imports

By Unknown Author

Rioting French wine growers, angered by importing of cheap Ital and Spanish wines, dash with police in southern France; policeman Capt Joel Legoff and demonstrator are killed during clash; rioting began in Narbonne after 2 growers were arrested for recent bombing of wine cellars of Pierre Ramel, who imports cheap wines from Italy; Narbonne rioting caps mos of demonstrations against importing wines into area that concentrates on production of ordinary red table wine; map (M)

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U.S. Materiel to Egypt

By Unknown Author

The Ford Administration will follow up the sale of six military C‐130 transports to Egypt with other military equipment if Congress does not strongly object, according to Administration officials. Page 3.

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Conferees Agree on Bill To Tap 3 Navy Oil Fields

By Edward Cowan Special to The New York Times

Fed Energy Adm releases Natl Energy Outlook at White House news briefing attended by Pres Ford, Vice Pres Rockefeller, Fed Energy Admr Zarb and Energy Resources Council Chmn Elliot L Richardson; Zarb says US can become self-sufficient in energy by '85 and do better than that thereafter; rept, however, defines self-sufficiency as ability to keep imports below 5.9-million bbls a day, instead of target of 3- to 5-million bbls a day set by Ford in Jan '75; anticipates growth rate of energy consumption of 3.3% in '85-90 period, compared with 2.8% in '75-80 period; Zarb says most profound gain in energy conservation will have to come from residential and commercial use; says that US must increase coal production to 1-billion tons a yr by '85 but that meeting this goal will not allow US to forego nuclear development; rept says consumers will adjust to higher prices; projects energy from synthetic fuels, sunshine and earth's heat will displace no more than 1-million bbls of oil a day by '90; agency considered rept nonpolitical, but White House staff wanted it made into 'a Pres event' (M)

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Reagan, in Direct Attack, Assails Ford on Defense

By Jon Nordheimer Special to The New York Times

Reagan, in apparent reversal of his campaign policy, attacks Pres Ford's defense policies in prepared statement in Orlando, Fla; claims Ford has failed to provide US with vision and leadership; says time has come to 'draw a line of fundamental differences' with Ford; Reagan illus (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 3, 1976, covering March 5, 1976.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Desire by Bob Dylan

    Desire

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Station To Station by David Bowie

    Station To Station

    David Bowie

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 by Eagles

    Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975

    Eagles

    Last week
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac

    Fleetwood Mac

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    32

Notable Births

Neil Jackson

1976Neil Jackson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Neil Jackson is an English actor, singer, musician and writer who has appeared in several television series and films, but is probably best known for his role as Marcus on Blade: The Series and Sasha on Make It or Break It.

Šarūnas Jasikevičius

1976Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach[†]

Šarūnas Jasikevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. During his playing career, standing at a height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall, he played at the point guard position.

Paul Konerko

1976Paul Konerko, American baseball player[†]

Paul Henry Konerko is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1997 to 2014, most prominently as a member of the Chicago White Sox, where he was a six-time American League All-Star and team captain for the 2005 World Series winning team. Konerko began his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds. In 2014, Konerko was named the recipient of the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award.

1976Norm Maxwell, New Zealand rugby player[†]

Norman Michael Clifford Maxwell is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

Notable Deaths

Otto Tief

1976Otto Tief, Estonian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (born 1889)[†]

Otto Tief was an Estonian politician, military commander, and a lawyer.

Historical Context for March 5, 1976

In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]