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July 10, 1976

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2 Wars in Lebanon

By Henry Tanner Special to The New York Times

analysis of Lebanese civil war; Syrian positions in Lebanon and fighting discussed (L)

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Queen Warmly Received On New York City Tour

By Linda Charlton

Queen visits NYC; is greeted by NYS Gov Hugh Carey and NYC Mayor Abraham D Beame; is proclaimed honorary citizen of NY; visits financial dist, Trinity Ch and Bloomingdale's; illus with Beame on Wall St; lunches at Waldorf-Astoria; hosts small dinner party aboard Royal yacht Britannia; illus with Prince Philip, Sen and Mrs James L Buckley and UN Sec Gen Kurt Waldheim aboard Britannia (L)

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Wholesale Prices In June Increased A Moderate 0.4%

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

Labor Dept repts Wholesale Price Index for June at 183.1, up 0.4% after seasonal adjustment, little more than in May but less than in Apr; index for 3d qr rose at annual rate of 6.6%, about in line with what economists consider 'underlying' inflation rate this yr; Ford and Ron Nessen comment; graph showing index of key categories and of all commodities; Commerce Dept preliminary rept puts retail sales in June at $54-billion, up 3% from May and 11% from June '75 (M)

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FORD NOW FINDS REAGAN QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT

By James M. Naughton Special to The New York Times

Pres Ford says Ronald Reagan is qualified to serve as Pres, July 9 informal White House press conf; urges Reagan to keep open mind about Repub Vice Pres nomination; says previous criticism of Reagan was 'pol license' made in heated pol campaign; move seen as effort to foster his own candidacy by encouraging delegates to think that Ford-Reagan ticket is possibility, rather than true expression of his preference for running mate (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 7, 1976, covering July 10, 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
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for Rock 'n' Roll Music by The Beatles

    Rock 'n' Roll Music

    The Beatles

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Rocks by Aerosmith

    Rocks

    Aerosmith

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Breezin' by George Benson

    Breezin'

    George Benson

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    24

Notable Births

EdmĂ­lson

1976Edmílson, Brazilian footballer[†]

José Edmílson Gomes de Moraes, known simply as Edmílson, is a Brazilian football executive and former professional footballer. He is currently a technical consultant for São Caetano.

1976Elijah Blue Allman, American singer and guitarist[†]

Elijah Sky Blue Allman, known professionally as P. Exeter Blue I , is an American musician, and the son of singer Cher and singer-songwriter Gregg Allman; he is the half-brother of Chaz Bono, Delilah Allman, Michael Allman, Layla Allman, and Devon Allman. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist of the industrial rock band Deadsy.

Ludovic Giuly

1976Ludovic Giuly, French footballer[†]

Ludovic Vincent Giuly is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Adrian Grenier

1976Adrian Grenier, American actor, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Adrian Sean Grenier is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Vincent Chase in the television series Entourage (2004–2011). He has appeared in films such as Drive Me Crazy (1999), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Trash Fire (2016), and Marauders (2016), as well as the Netflix series Clickbait (2021).

Brendon Lade

1976Brendon Lade, Australian footballer and coach[†]

Brendon Lade is a former Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is currently a senior assistant coach with the Western Bulldogs Football Club.

Lars Ricken

1976Lars Ricken, German footballer[†]

Lars Ricken is a German retired footballer and the current managing director of Borussia Dortmund. From 2008 to 2024, he was the youth coordinator at Dortmund.

Notable Deaths

Costas Georgiou

1976Costas Georgiou, Cypriot-born British mercenary in the Angolan Civil War (born 1951)[†]

Costas Georgiou, also known by his alias Colonel Callan, was a Cypriot-born British court-martialled-soldier-turned-mercenary who was executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial for activities during the civil war phase of the Angolan War of Independence.

Historical Events

Angola

1976Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.[†]

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and population and is the seventh-largest country in Africa. It is bordered by Namibia to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Zambia to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Angola has an exclave province, the province of Cabinda, that borders the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital and most populous city is Luanda.

Historical Context for July 10, 1976

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