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April 9, 1976

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Headlines from April 9, 1976

Albany Reports Disparity In Home Insurance Rates

By Frances Cerra

NYS Ins Dept shoppers guide indicates rates for homeowners and tenants ins in NYS can vary by as much as 80% for same coverage; guide lists rates charged effective Oct 31 '75; dept spokesman Gerald Zipper says major reason for publishing guide was that premiums charged by cos differ drastically; many cos refuse to sell homeowners or tenants ins in neighborhoods with high incidence of fires or where fire protection is poor or crime rate is high; illustrations; lists (M)

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CAREY IS UPHELD ON SCHOOL FUNDS

By Iver Peterson Special to The New York Times

NYS Sen on Apr 9 fails by 2 votes to override Gov Carey's veto of Stavisky bill; action follows intensive efforts by Dem minority leadership to prevent override; Sen reptdly deeply divided by partisan pols and by conflicting feuds with Carey on other budget issues that tinged debate on issue; controversy surrounding bill recalled (M)

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NEW YORK COURT UPHOLDS CONCEPT OF ‘REVERSE’ BIAS

By Tom Goldstein

NYS Appeals Ct rules unanimously that 'reverse discrimination,' practice of giving special treatment in educ and other areas to minority-group members, is const 'in proper circumstances'; similar ruling by US Sup Ct in '74 in DeFunis case recalled (M)

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100,000 Hail Peking LecZerealp Change

By Ross H. Munro The Globe and Mail, Toronto

more than 100,000 people march in Tien An Men Square, Peking, on Apr 9 in organized display of support for downfall of Teng and naming of Hua as Prime Min; that China's pol struggle had been at last partly resolved; illus (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 7, 1976, covering April 9, 1976.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 by Eagles

    Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975

    Eagles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Thoroughbred by Carole King

    Thoroughbred

    Carole King

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Desire by Bob Dylan

    Desire

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for Run With The Pack by Bad Company

    Run With The Pack

    Bad Company

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

1976Kyle Peterson, American baseball player and sportscaster[†]

Kyle Johnathan Peterson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1999 and 2001.

Notable Deaths

Dagmar Nordstrom

1976Dagmar Nordstrom, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1903)[†]

Dagmar Nordstrom was an American composer, pianist and singer. She performed together with her sister Siggie as a cabaret singing duo known as The Nordstrom Sisters.

Phil Ochs

1976Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1940)[†]

Philip David Ochs was an American songwriter, protest singer, and political activist. Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, and political commentary. He wrote approximately 200 songs throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and released eight albums.

Renato Petronio

1976Renato Petronio, Italian rower (born 1891)[†]

Renato Petronio was an Italian rowing coxswain who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Historical Context for April 9, 1976

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