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In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]
1976James Murray, American comedian[†]
James Stephen "Murr" Murray is an American improvisational comedian, author, and actor from New York. He is a member of The Tenderloins, a comedy troupe also consisting of Brian Quinn, Sal Vulcano, and formerly Joe Gatto. Along with the other members of The Tenderloins, he stars in the television series Impractical Jokers, which premiered in 2011, on TruTV.
1976T. R. M. Howard, American surgeon and activist (born 1908)[†]
Dr. Theodore Roosevelt Mason "T. R. M." Howard was an American civil rights leader, fraternal organization leader, entrepreneur and surgeon. He was a mentor to activists such as Medgar Evers, Charles Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, Amzie Moore, Aaron Henry, and Jesse Jackson, whose efforts gained local and national attention leading up to the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
1976Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician (born 1939)[†]
Alexandros Panagoulis was a Greek politician and poet. He took an active role in the fight against the Regime of the Colonels (1967–1974) in Greece. He became famous for his attempt to assassinate dictator Georgios Papadopoulos on 13 August 1968, but also for the torture to which he was subjected during his detention. After the restoration of democracy, he was elected to the Greek parliament as a member of the Centre Union (E.K.).
Chinese Govt on Apr 30 blames counterrevolutionary saboteur for explosion outside Soviet Embassy, Peking, that USSR Govt says killed 2 Chinese soliders; statement adds to speculation of continuing pol unrest in wake of leadership changes and pol violence in Peking; 'counterrevolutionaries' is China's jargon for serious lawbreakers and is normally used only for Chinese; 2 Western diplomats say they were informed by Soviet envoys that blast was caused by bomb and occurred when group of Chinese were stopped by guards as they tried to enter embassy compound; incident described; Soviet Amb Vasily S Tolstikov tells diplomats that he saw 2 killed and 1 wounded in incident but adds few other details, speech; Western envoy says Soviet sources appear to regard blast as work of extermists and appear surprised and worried; Hua makes no mention of incident when he delivers typically tough anti-Soviet speech on Apr 29; extra troops and plainclothes security men guard embassy (M)
SOESTDIJK the Netherlands, April 30—Queen Juliana of the Netherlands celebrated her 67th birthday today with thousands of her subjects at a carnival‐like party on the lawn of the royal palace here.
United Air Lines to pay more than $1-million in back pay to settle discrimination complaints brought by Equal Employment Opportunity Comm on behalf of minority groups and women; signs consent decree, US Dist Ct, Chicago, under which it will pay $1,050,000 to unspecified number of minority group members and women allegedly denied jobs illegally, and will award retroactive seniority to black pilots and mechanics rejected earlier for employment; effect of decree on United's hiring of minority workers discussed; earlier consent decrees involving discrimination against other cos noted (L)
article on Rome, Italy, in wake of resignation of Italian Govt and start of election campaign cites new revelations in scandal in which Govt officials who are entitled to autos have been abusing privilege; illus (M)
Muhammad Ali, looking sluggish and out of shape, scored a unanimous but close decision last night over unheralded Jimmy Young at Landover, Md., to retain the world heavyweight boxing title. Page 17.
Special Prosecutor Maurice H Nadjari probes whether NYS Dem Chmn Patrick J Cunningham used office to spur transfer of certain interest-free state accts to favored banks; Edward O'Neill, repr of NYS Motor Vehicles Comr James P Melton, says Melton told Nadjari grand jury on Apr 28 that Cunningham urged him in '75 to transfer acct from Bronx branch of Chase Manhattan Bank to Amer Bank & Trust Co; holds it is not unusual for new state adm to change banks; Cunningham reptdly recd some $50,000 from Amer Bank over 2-yr period for legal services apparently provided during time of transfer; bank dir Abraham Feinberg reptdly has been major Dem contributor and Mayor Beame was bank's finance chmn while he was not in govt; grand jury reptdly probes whether Cunningham sought transfers from at least 5 other state agencies, including Taxation and Finance Dept, and whether he had role in transfer of certain state accts to banks in Queens and Rockland County; O'Neill says Melton testified that Cunningham also sought funds transfer to Queens bank, but that move was found to be unfeasible; O'Neill stresses Cunningham did not demand transfers; notes Controller Arthur Levitt approved transfer to Amer Bank (M)
Newly formed Council on the Economy holds NYS income tax provides strong motive for business execs to move themselves and their cos out of state (S)
Illus of Ronald Reagan campaigning outside Alamo in San Antonio, Tex, and Pres Ford in Lubbock, Tex
NYS Emergency Financial Control Bd rejects transit workers' contract and instructs NYCTA to negotiate and submit revised wage pact by May 15, taking into account ban on cost-of-living increases; Gov Carey says new accord must not adversely affect city or state budgets, news conf; Quinan says call for new contract is 'pointless' unless Control Bd, not MTA is at bargaining table; Carey says MTA will do negotiating; designates Control Bd Dir Stephen Berger to communicate with union and MTA and offer them 'guidelines'; Mayor Beame designates 1st Deputy Mayor John E Zuccotti to look after city's interests in new negotiations; Carey says Control Bd's action is in line with opinion of NYS Atty Gen Lefkowitz that current emergency wage freeze made cost of living rise illegal (M)
Jackson is expected to withdraw from Press race; schedules press conf in Seattle, Wash, to discuss his future plans; lack of funds seen as 1 major reason, as well as disappointing results in several primaries; Jackson illus (M)
Dissolution of Ital Parliament by Pres Giovanni Leone on May 1 means death of emergency econ measures proposed by Christian Dems (S)
Fed Dist Judge John T Curtin, contending that Buffalo city govt and state educ officials intentionally perpetuated racial segregation in city's pss, orders them to meet with him on May 19 to begin preparing integration plan; decision comes in suit filed in June '72 by Councilman George K Arthur, who represents largely black constituency, by Buffalo branch of NAACP and by Citizens' Council for Human Relations, a local civil rights group; composition of student enrollment in city's schools noted; School Supt Eugene P Reville and City Corp Counsel Leslie G Foschio are studying decision before deciding whether to appeal it (M)