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Bayreuth Festival performance of Goetterdaemmerung revd by H C Schonberg; audience boos and whistles production by Patrice Chereau and Richard Pedruzzi, but applauds singers; Pierre Boulez conducts; singers Gwyneth Jones and Jess Thomas perform; Richard Wagner illus
Schweiker, 1 of organized labor's closest allies in Cong, says if necessary he would support antilabor positions as Ronald Reagan's running mate, July 30 press conf; his pro-labor stands recalled; says he met July 29 with SC delegation and it is holding firm for Reagan; Amer Conservative Union issues statement opposing Schweiker as âtotally unacceptableâ; Natl Conservative Pol Action Com lauds Reagan's choice of Schweiker; Gallup Poll finds despite close delegate race, 58% of Repub voters nationwide prefer Ford, 36% favor Reagan and 6% are undecided; finds 49% of independents favor Ford, 41% favor Reagan and 10% are undecided; Schweiker illus (M)
Diplomats in China rept recent earthquakes in country caused widespread death, injuries and destruction, although Chinese Govt has not released any figures on situation; estimate death toll at 100,000, based on records of past quakes, population statistics and number of known foreigners in quake area; relief and reconstruction efforts noted (M)
article on ocean dumping of sewage sludge; notes Fed scientists have concluded that dumping site operated by Army Corps of Engineers poses even more serious threat to waters south of NYC, while EPA focuses public attention on dangers of ocean dumping of sewage sludge; evaluation of seriousness of threat posed by dredge spoil site made by Comdr R Lawrence Swanson; despite Swanson's findings, Army Corps of Engineers officials call land-based alternatives to ocean dumping too expensive, and they have no plans to phase out current site; EPA Admr Gerald Hansler rejects Swanson's judgment that dredge spoil site poses most serious threat to waters south of NY; '72 Ocean Dumping Act noted; Repr John M Murphy scores Ford Adm's implementation of ocean-dumping law; proposed ban to end ocean dumping by '81 discussed; map (M)
Ints with some New Yorkers who survived earthquake that hit NE China on July 28; illus (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 28, 1976, covering July 31, 1976.
George Benson
Peter Frampton
Wings
Chicago
Jefferson Starship
1976Joshua Cain, American guitarist and producer[â ]
Joshua Allen Cain, is a guitarist and record producer from Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is the co-founder and lead guitarist of American pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack. Cain is also a music producer with multiple past projects; comprising an EP for Epitaph-signed band Sing It Loud and two songs from Metro Station's debut album.
1976Paulo Wanchope, Costa Rican footballer and manager[â ]
Paulo CĂ©sar Wanchope Watson, more commonly known as Paulo Wanchope, is a Costa Rican football coach and former professional footballer who is the manager of Deportivo Saprissa.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[â ]