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S African Defense Min Pieter W Botha says withdrawal of 3,000 to 5,000 troops guarding multimillion-dollar Cunene River hydroelec and irrigation project is occuring after Angolan guarantees to protect S Africa's border interests; map (S)
Mayor Beame proposes new $821-million budget-cutting plan calling for shifting of more than $250-million in educ from city to state (S)
Mar 26: US vetoes Security Council resolution deploring Israeli policies in Jerusalem and occupied areas on West Bank; Scranton says resolution was unbalanced; 14-1 vote concludes debate; countries voting for resolution noted; resolution deplores Israel's failure to stop policies tending to change status of Jerusalem and calls on Israel to refrain from taking steps against Arab inhabitants of occupied areas, to respect 'inviolability of the holy places,' and desist from alleged expropriation of Arab land or establishment of Israeli settlements on it; Scranton contends resolution does not respond to situation in Israeli-occupied territory; Israeli Amb Herzog lauds US veto; PLO observer Terzi thanks Council members who voted for resolution; Scranton meets with Conf of Presidents of Major Amer Jewish Orgns chmn Rabbi Alexander M Schindler, who issues statement welcoming US veto and praising Scranton; text of resolution (L)
Sen Henry Jackson holds news conf at Waldorf-Astoria, NYC, to set forth his 6-point plan to save America's cities; plan includes natl housing program aimed at bldg 3-million units per yr (L)
researchers at Cambridge, Eng, and Univ of Indiana appear to be closing in on identity of substance that 'throws master switch' in embryonic development, initiating events that lead to formation of specialized organs and finally to fully developed organism; findings, published in Brit journal Nature, described; Dr John B Gurdon, E M De Robertis and G Partington describe experiments with cancerous human cells; Indiana Univ rept was by Ann Janice Brothers and George M Malacinski; illus of axolotls (salamander-type amphibians) (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 24, 1976, covering March 26, 1976.
Eagles
Peter Frampton
Carole King
Paul Simon
Bob Dylan
1976Amy Smart, American actress and former model[†]
Amy Lysle Smart is an American actress. Her first role in film was in Martin Kunert's anthology horror film Campfire Tales, followed by a minor part in Starship Troopers, directed by Paul Verhoeven. In 1998, Smart played a role in Dee Snider's Strangeland. She garnered widespread recognition after appearing in the mainstream teen drama Varsity Blues (1999), as well as for a recurring role as Ruby on the television series Felicity (1999–2001). Next was a lead role in the college sex comedy Road Trip (2000); she was a co-star in Jerry Zucker's ensemble comedy Rat Race (2001). She had a lead role opposite Ashton Kutcher in the sci-fi drama The Butterfly Effect (2004).
1976Alex Varas, Chilean footballer[†]
Alex Fabián Varas Rubio is a retired Chilean Association football goalkeeper, who last played for Chilean club Santiago Wanderers. He began his career with Universidad Católica where he played four seasons. He spent one season with Coquimbo Unido. Varas spent separate one-year spells with Audax before and after spending four seasons with Santiago Wanderers.
1976Eirik Verås Larsen, Norwegian sprint kayaker[†]
Eirik Verås Larsen is a Norwegian sprint kayaker who has competed internationally since the early 1990s. He has participated in three Summer Olympics, and has won a complete set of medals.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]