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June 20, 1976

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Historical Context for June 20, 1976

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

Notable Births

Juliano Belletti

1976Juliano Belletti, Brazilian footballer[†]

Juliano Haus Belletti is a Brazilian football coach and former player who mostly played as a right-back. He is currently the head coach at Barcelona Atlètic.

Carlos Lee

1976Carlos Lee, Panamanian baseball player[†]

Carlos Noriel Lee, nicknamed "El Caballo", is a Panamanian former professional baseball left fielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2012 with the Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, and Miami Marlins. He had 17 career grand slams, ranking him seventh in MLB history ; his seven grand slams hit with the Astros is a club record he shares with Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman.

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Findings Scanty on Impact Of Busing on School Work

By Gene I. Maeroff

NY Times survey on impact of school busing as integration instrument some 20 yrs after US Sup Ct outlawed 'separate but equal' schools and set stage for massive desegregation; notes dearth of definitive findings on impact of busing on children involved, both acad and socially, at various school systems throughout country; views of opponents and proponents of busing and difficulties researchers face in studying effects of desegregation noted (L)

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Viking Orbits Mars

By Unknown Author

The Viking 1 spacecraft went into orbit around Mars about 7 P.M. yesterday after a 10‐month journey from Earth, thus setting the stage for a landing attempt July 4, [Page 24.]

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U.S NARROWS GAP ON ATTACK SUBS

By Leslie H. Gelb Special to The New York Times

Defense Dept data released by Wis Repr Les Aspin indicates US has built more nuclear-powered attack submarines than USSR during last 10 yrs; rept discussed (L)

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19 DELEGATES WON BY FORD IN IOWA; REAGAN TAKES 17

By R. W. Apple Jr. Special to The New York Times

Reagan wins 17 Iowa conv delegates; both candidates and Gov Robert D Ray say they are pleased with results; candidates succeed in avoiding floor fight; conv politicking detailed; Reagan wins 3 dist delegates in Colo; takes 14 dist delegates in Washington, to Ford's 7, and sweeps 17 at-large Washington delegates; turns back attempt by Ford supporters to gain seat for Gov Daniel J Evans, who has endorsed Pres; wins 4 at-large delegates in Tex, denying seat to Sen John G Tower, Ford's campaign mgr; Del selects 17 technically uncommitted delegates, but only 4 are truly uncommitted, the rest belonging to Ford; NY Times now calculates that Ford has 1,002 delegates committed to him, that Reagan has 934 and that 166 are uncommitted; Reagan illus in Des Moines (M)

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CORRECTIONS

By Unknown Author

In The New York Times last Sunday the pictures accompanying the accounts of the weddings of Eleuthera Smith to Temple Grassi and of Kathleen Burpo to Christopher Kager were transposed.

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