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Hasely Crawford of Trinidad wins gold medal in 100-meter dash, Ger Udo Beyer wins gold medal in shot-put and E Ger Ruth Fuchs wins gold medal in javelin throw; illus (M)
Police on a stake-out seize 3 Cuban men early July 24 as they allegedly attempt to ignite powerful bomb outside Academy of Music, NYC, where a concert called 'In Concert With Cuba,' sponsored by pro-Castro orgn, Committee for July 26, was scheduled for later in the day; 3 are Cuban aliens living in NJ and followers of anti-Castro group known as Omega 7 (M)
NYS Ins Dept discloses that cost of auto ins coverage has more than doubled during last yr for many state residents and that premiums now being demanded may put coverage out of reach of some low- and moderate-income drivers; ins indus execs and dept officials say rapidly rising prices for auto parts and med services and abuses of state's no-fault system have been major factors for increases; say financial troubles of GEICO have highlighted increases granted to it in recent mos; say other cos have had increases of 50% and more; say rates charged by Assigned Risk Plan for high-risk drivers have also increased 50%; State Sen John Dunne spokesman comments; July '75-76 table of percentage increases in premiums in NYS (L)
Stuvesant, NY, is shocked; co and local officials comment; Ebasco Services will study what fuel should be used; map (M)
White House repts evacuation of Amers from Lebanon, ordered by Pres Ford last wk, will be carried out by sea July 27 (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 21, 1976, covering July 25, 1976.
Peter Frampton
Wings
George Benson
Chicago
Fleetwood Mac
1976Marcos Assunção, Brazilian footballer[†]
Marcos dos Santos Assunção is a Brazilian former professional footballer. A central midfielder, he was renowned as a world-class free kick specialist.
1976Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan, Macedonian poet and critic[†]
Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan is a Macedonian poet, essayist and literary critic.
1976Javier Vázquez, Puerto Rican-American baseball player[†]
Javier Carlos Vázquez is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He played for the Montreal Expos (1998–2003), New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks (2005), Chicago White Sox (2006–2008), Atlanta Braves (2009), and Florida Marlins (2011).
1976Viking program: Viking 1 takes the famous Face on Mars photo.[†]
The Viking program consisted of a pair of identical American space probes, Viking 1 and Viking 2 both launched in 1975, and landed on Mars in 1976. The mission effort began in 1968 and was managed by the NASA Langley Research Center. Each spacecraft was composed of two main parts: an orbiter spacecraft which photographed the surface of Mars from orbit, and a lander which studied the planet from the surface. The orbiters also served as communication relays for the landers once they touched down.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]