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June 2, 1976

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Kissinger and Simon Irked By Rebuff at Trade Parley

By Edwin L. Dale Jr. Special to The New York Times

Sec Kissinger and Treas Sec William P Simon express annoyance at 'last-minute' rejection at UN Conf on Trade and Development, Nairobi, Kenya, of US proposal for new internatl resources bank; joint statement notes substantial number of negative votes were cast by Communist countries and that 90% of less-developed nations either abstained or were absent; Simon notes US has not committed itself in any way to establishment of common fund for financing buffer stocks of raw commodities with aim of maintaining prices; US position on common fund, contained in Treas Dept statement, discussed (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 2, 1976, covering June 2, 1976.

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

    Black And Blue

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for At The Speed Of Sound by Wings

    At The Speed Of Sound

    Wings

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Presence by Led Zeppelin

    Presence

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for I Want You by Marvin Gaye

    I Want You

    Marvin Gaye

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Here And There by Elton John

    Here And There

    Elton John

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3

Notable Births

Earl Boykins

1976Earl Boykins, American basketball player[†]

Earl Antoine Boykins is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the USC Trojans men's team. He played thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats, Washington Wizards and Houston Rockets. Standing at 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) in height, Boykins is the second-shortest player in NBA history behind Muggsy Bogues. He also played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and overseas in Italy.

1976Martin Čech, Czech ice hockey player (died 2007)[†]

Martin Čech was a Czech ice hockey defenceman.

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

1976Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer[†]

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, better known as Minotauro or Big Nog, is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is the twin brother of UFC fighter Antônio Rogério Nogueira. Nogueira rose to prominence in Japanese promotions Fighting Network RINGS where he won the 2000 RINGS King of Kings tournament, and later with Pride Fighting Championships, where he was the first Pride Heavyweight Champion from November 2001 to March 2003, as well as a 2004 PRIDE FC Heavyweight Grand Prix Finalist. He is one of only three men to have held championship titles in both Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Tim Rice-Oxley

1976Tim Rice-Oxley, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player[†]

Timothy James Rice-Oxley is an English musician, best known for being the keyboardist, backing vocalist and songwriter of the alternative rock band Keane. In 2010, he formed a side-project, Mt. Desolation, with his Keane bandmate Jesse Quin.

Notable Deaths

Kenneth Mason (geographer)

1976Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (born 1887)[†]

Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Mason MC was a British soldier and explorer notable as the first statutory professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. His work surveying the Himalayas was rewarded in 1927 with a Royal Geographical Society Founder's Medal, the citation reading for his connection between the surveys of India and Russian Turkestan, and his leadership of the Shaksgam Expedition.

Juan José Torres

1976Juan José Torres, Bolivian general and politician, 61st President of Bolivia (born 1920)[†]

Juan José Torres González was a Bolivian socialist politician and military leader who served as the 50th president of Bolivia from 1970 to 1971, when he was ousted in a coup that resulted in the dictatorship of Hugo Banzer. He was popularly known as "J.J." (Jota-Jota). Juan José Torres was murdered in 1976 in Buenos Aires, in the frame of the United States-backed campaign Operation Condor.

Historical Context for June 2, 1976

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