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SUNY trustees approve tuition increases that include $1,200 increase for out-of-state med students, raising fee from $2,000 to $3,200; med school charges are low compared with those at other state univs, according to SUNY spokesman; Amer Assn of Med Colls repts fees at other schools averaged $3,300 in '75 (M)
Sup Ct landmark civil rights ruling that blacks who were denied jobs in violation of '64 Civil Rights Act must be awarded retroactive seniority once they succeed in getting jobs appears to assure same rights to women who were discriminated against on basis of sex and to others (S)
Pres Ford on Mar 24 calls for Govt-supported campaign to vaccinate entire US population against new influenza virus to forestall possible epidemics next fall and winter; will ask Cong for $135-million appropriation to produce vaccine; no comparable effort involving Fed, state and local public health forces and private groups and individuals has even been attempted before; Ford directs HEW Dept Sec F David Mathews and Asst Sec Theodore Cooper to develop plans through which vaccine can be made available to everyone during Sept, Oct and Nov; to date, only small experimental batches of vaccine against new virus have been produced; vaccination will be voluntary and no one with strong allergy to eggs will be advised to take it because vaccine virus is grown on eggs; Ford meets with delegation of experts, including Drs Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin, pioneers in developing polio vaccines (M)
Sen, 55-28, approves compromise bill to reconstitute Fed Election Comm and to alter some aspects of Fed Elections Campaign Act of '74; measure would: have Pres appt all members of bipartisan Fed Election Comm; require Cong approval for all regulations issued by comm; require unions and corps to rept to comm money they spend on communications on pol candidates if sum exceeds $1,000 per candidate per election; authorize corp and union pol action coms to 'cross solicit,' or seek contributions from one another's members on ltd basis; attempt to insure that 'independent' pol expenditures by wealthy citizens are not made in collusion with candidate or his pol com; restrict internatl unions and corps to single pol action com; limit Pres candidates to spending $50,000 of their own or their family's money if they accept Fed subsidies; measure goes to HR for floor debate, where Repr Wayne L Hays is expected to argue for additional provisions that would subject comm to closer Cong scrutiny (M)
Israel complains to US over criticism of Israeli policy in occupied territories voiced by Scranton; sources say Israeli Amb Dinitz telephoned Kissinger and Under Sec Sisco to express Israel's dissatisfaction; State Dept describes Scranton's statements as not going beyond established US policy; spokesman Robert L Funseth says similar statements have been made in earlier yrs by other US delegates, citing Arthur J Goldberg, Charles W Yost and George H Bush; says Daniel P Moynihan, Scranton's predecessor, never made statements about occupied territories because issue did not arise during his tenure; says Scranton's invitation to meet with all Council members does not indicate shift toward acceptance of PLO; says reference to 'govts' rules out PLO (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 24, 1976, covering March 25, 1976.
Eagles
Peter Frampton
Carole King
Paul Simon
Bob Dylan
1976Francie Bellew, Irish footballer[†]
Francis "Francie" Bellew is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Armagh county team. He has won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal, five Ulster Championships and a National League title with the county. He was also awarded an All Star for his performances in 2003.
1976Lars Figura, German sprinter[†]
Lars Figura is a former German sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.
1976Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer[†]
Wladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017. He held multiple heavyweight world championships between 2000 and 2015, including unified titles between 2008 and 2015. During this time he also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) and Ring magazine titles.
1976Rima Wakarua, New Zealand-Italian rugby player[†]
Rima Shane Wakarua-Noema is a former professional rugby union footballer and coach. He played as a fly-half for North Harbour in New Zealand before moving to Italy in 1999, where he played for Leonessa, Gran Parma, I Cavalieri and Unione Rugby Prato Sesto. During his time there, he became a naturalised citizen and was called up to the Italy national team for the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
1976Josef Albers, German-American painter and educator (born 1888)[†]
Josef Albers was a German-born American artist and educator who is considered one of the most influential 20th-century art teachers in the United States. Born in 1888 in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany, into a Roman Catholic family with a background in craftsmanship, Albers received practical training in diverse skills like engraving glass, plumbing, and wiring during his childhood. He later worked as a schoolteacher from 1908 to 1913 and received his first public commission in 1918 and moved to Munich in 1919.
1976Benjamin Miessner, American radio engineer and inventor (born 1890)[†]
Benjamin Franklin Miessner was an American radio engineer and inventor. He is most known for his electronic organ, electronic piano, and other musical instruments. He was the inventor of the Cat's whisker detector.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]