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July 4, 1976

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The Corporation as Landlord and Tenant

By Carter B. Horsley

Increased cost of escalation clauses and greater corp concern with environmental and community matters have been creating greater corp interest in real estate; many large corps are using centralized, in-house real estate operations; IBM cited as example; Robert H Howe, pres of IBM real estate and construction div, estimates IBM owns or leases about 100-million sq ft of office, mfg and lab space in about 500 world-wide locations (L)

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Warships of 22 Nations Arrive for Bicentennial

By Fred Ferretti

Internatl flotilla of warships of 22 nations sails into NY Harbor to prepare for Op Sail '76; 200 high-masted sailing ships move into temporary berths at Sandy Hook and Gravesend Bay; upwards of 30,000 small pleasure craft on hand in harbor area; crowds sparse; illus of ships, Battery Park and cadets (M)

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Lebanon, a Country Destroying Itself

By James M. Markham

The Lebanese customs post at Masnaa is a symbol of a shattered nation. Crossing to or from Damascus, most travelers do not even bother to stop to get their passports stamped. Syrian soldiers, the new colonizers of the Bekaa Valley, lounge around; Syrian tank carrier passes through; the only Lebanese doing ft anything plies an ancient Phoenician trade, money‐changing, waving a wad of Syrian pounds.

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Ali Listed as Much Improved

By United Press International

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 3—Muhammad Ali was reported making “substantial progress” today with a variety of leg ailments suffered in his martial‐arts exhibition match in Tokyo. The ailments apparently included

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 30, 1976, covering July 4, 1976.

  1. 1
    Album cover for At The Speed Of Sound by Wings

    At The Speed Of Sound

    Wings

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23
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    Album cover for Rocks by Aerosmith

    Rocks

    Aerosmith

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
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    Album cover for Breezin' by George Benson

    Breezin'

    George Benson

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for Rock 'n' Roll Music by The Beatles

    Rock 'n' Roll Music

    The Beatles

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    2

Notable Births

Daijiro Kato

1976Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (died 2003)[†]

Daijiro Kato was a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, the 2001 250cc world champion, and the 2000 and 2002 Suzuka 8 Hours winner. He died as a result of injuries sustained after a crash during the 2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, Japan.

Yevgeniya Medvedeva (cross-country skier)

1976Yevgeniya Medvedeva, Russian skier[†]

Yevgeniya Vladimirovna Medvedeva is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 1996. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won two medals at Turin in 2006 with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay and a bronze in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit.

Notable Deaths

Yonatan Netanyahu

1976Yonatan Netanyahu, Israeli colonel (born 1946)[†]

Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu was an Israeli military officer who commanded Sayeret Matkal during the Entebbe raid. The raid was launched in response to the 1976 hijacking of an international civilian passenger flight from Israel to France by Palestinian and German militants, who took control of the aircraft during a stopover in Greece and diverted it to Libya and then to Uganda, where they received support from Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Though Israel's counter-terrorist operation was a success, with 102 of the 106 hostages being rescued, Netanyahu was killed in action – the only Israeli soldier killed during the crisis.

Antoni Słonimski

1976Antoni Słonimski, Polish poet and playwright (born 1895)[†]

Antoni Słonimski was a Polish poet, artist, journalist, playwright and prose writer, president of the Union of Polish Writers in 1956–1959 during the Polish October, known for his devotion to social justice.

Historical Events

Israel Defense Forces

1976Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.[†]

The Israel Defense Forces, alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security apparatus. The IDF is headed by the chief of the general staff, who is subordinate to the defense minister.

Historical Context for July 4, 1976

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