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May 18, 1976

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EHRIACIIMAN GUILT UPHELD ON APPEAL IN EOM CASE

By Lesley Oelsner Special to The New York Times

US Ct of Appeals on May 17 unanimously affirms conviction of John D Ehrlichman for his role in '71 break-in of office of Daniel Ellsberg's former psychiatrist Dr Lewis J Fielding by White House 'plumbers'; unanimously upholds conviction of Ehrlichman's co-defendant G Gordon Liddy; reverses by vote of 2 to 1 convictions of defendants Bernard L Barker and Eugenio R Martinez, who carried out instructions from Liddy and White House aide E Howard Hunt Jr; ct's opinion by Judge Malcolm R Wilkey noted; Ehrlichman's appeal argument noted; Ehrlichman and Liddy pors (M)

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LIBYA SEEKS ROLE IN LEBANON CRISIS

By Henry Tanner Special to The New York Times

May 18: Libyan Prime Min Maj Abdul Salam Jalloud arrives with PLO leader Arafat in Beirut after conferring with Pres Assad in Damascus; meets with leaders of Palestinian 'Rejection Front,' commando orgns that reject any negotiated Middle East settlement; 'rejectionists' see themselves as principal target of Syrian intervention and have accused Syria of wanting to eliminate them so as to have free hand to embark on what they call Egyptian-type policy of accommodation with US and Israel; illus of Jalloud with Arafat (M)

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Mrs. Abzug Attacks Buckley in Entering Race for Senator

By Maurice Carroll

US Repr Bella S Abzug declares candidacy for US Sen, dismissing man who holds job now as 'Lord Buckley'; notes there is not one woman in Sen; says she will seek New Dem Coalition endorsement; campaign mgr is Douglas Ireland; O'Dwyer receives endorsement of Manhattan Boro Pres Percy E Sutton (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 12, 1976, covering May 18, 1976.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Black And Blue by The Rolling Stones

    Black And Blue

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for At The Speed Of Sound by Wings

    At The Speed Of Sound

    Wings

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  4. 4
    Album cover for Presence by Led Zeppelin

    Presence

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for I Want You by Marvin Gaye

    I Want You

    Marvin Gaye

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

1976Ron Mercer, American basketball player[†]

Ronald Eugene Mercer is an American former professional basketball player. After his career at the University of Kentucky, Mercer played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA); he ended his career with the New Jersey Nets in 2005.

Marko Tomasović (composer)

1976Marko Tomasović, Croatian pianist and composer[†]

Marko Tomasović is a Croatian composer and songwriter. He has composed and written more than 300 songs. His work has covered various genres. Marko is a member of Croatian Composers' Society, and he was listed as one of the 10 most performed authors in Croatia in 2004.

1976Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player[†]

Oleg Fedorovych Tverdovsky is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played professionally from 1994 to 2013. He was selected 2nd overall by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1994 NHL entry draft, playing 713 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New Jersey Devils, Carolina Hurricanes, and Los Angeles Kings. He won 2 Stanley Cups with the Devils in 2003, and the Hurricanes in 2006.

Historical Context for May 18, 1976

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