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July 22, 1976

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Headlines from July 22, 1976

MORE AIR ROUTES TO EUROPE URGED

By Unknown Author

CAB recommends that 11 additional US met areas be permitted direct airline service to Eur; proposes that Delta and Northwest be given trans-Atlantic routes; Pan Amer chmn William T Seawell scores decision; cities listed; map (L)

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WARRANTS ISSUED FOR 3 IN ABDUCTION OF COAST STUDENTS

By Les Ledbetter Special to The New York Times

warrants are issued on July 21 for arrest of at least 3 San Mateo (Calif) County residents; while officials do not identify suspects, it is learned that they are sons of prominent residents in community of Portola Valley; UPI repts that heavily armed policemen moved into 100-acre estate owned by Fred Newhall Woods 3d, pres of Calif Rock and Gravel Co, which owns quarry where kidnapped children were held; law enforcement officials comment; map (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 21, 1976, covering July 22, 1976.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    26
  2. 2
    Album cover for At The Speed Of Sound by Wings

    At The Speed Of Sound

    Wings

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  3. 3
    Album cover for Breezin' by George Benson

    Breezin'

    George Benson

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    15
  4. 4
    Album cover for Chicago X by Chicago

    Chicago X

    Chicago

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac

    Fleetwood Mac

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    52

Historical Events

Philippines

1976Japan completes its last reparation to the Philippines for war crimes committed during imperial Japan's conquest of the country in the Second World War.[†]

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's twelfth-most-populous country.

Historical Context for July 22, 1976

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