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August 9, 1976

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Headlines from August 9, 1976

KELLEY ‘DECEIVED’ ON F.B.I. BREAK‐INS

By John M. Crewdson Special to The New York Times

FBI Dir Kelley, in int on CBS program Face the Nation, refuses to comment on his dismissal of top aide Nicholas P Callahan, but defends Callahan's deputy, James B Adams, who allegedly witnessed bogus signature in connection with disposition of $500,000 estate of Clyde A Tolson, long-time deputy of J Edgar Hoover who died in '75; according to testimony taken in civil case, Adams and Callahan both attested to purported signature of Tolson on instrument granting power of atty over his estate to John P Mohr, retired FBI exec, when in fact signature was affixed by bur sec; FBI and Justice Dept sources claim Callahan's departure was related to his alleged misappropriation of funds belonging to bur's recreation assn; Kelley says he hopes to remain on as FBI Dir; his illus (M)

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100,000 at ‘World’

By Unknown Author

100,000 gather in and around John F Kennedy Stadium for 'Assembly of the World' service marking end of cong; Pres Ford speaks; Bishop Francis J Mugavero and Msgr John Busco comment; Cardinal James Knox is principal celebrant of mass; Pope Paul speaks from Bolsena, Italy, by communications satellite; Ford illus (M)

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Democrats in Senate Race Wooing New York's Jews

By Frank Lynn

5 Dem contenders for US Sen nomination from NY, NYC Council Pres Paul O'Dwyer, Repr Bella Abzug, Abraham Hirschfeld, Ramsey Clark and Daniel P Moynihan, are fiercely vying to demonstrate that each is best friend of Israel; Moynihan appears to have temporary lead over his opponents on Israel issue; Abzug's campaign manager Douglas Ireland and Moynihan's campaign manager Meyer Frucher comment (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 4, 1976, covering August 9, 1976.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Breezin' by George Benson

    Breezin'

    George Benson

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  2. 2
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    28
  3. 3
    Album cover for Chicago X by Chicago

    Chicago X

    Chicago

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for Spitfire by Jefferson Starship

    Spitfire

    Jefferson Starship

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for Beautiful Noise by Neil Diamond

    Beautiful Noise

    Neil Diamond

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Rhona Mitra

1976Rhona Mitra, English actress and singer[†]

Rhona Natasha Mitra is a British actress.

Audrey Tautou

1976Audrey Tautou, French model and actress[†]

Audrey Justine Tautou is a French actress. She made her acting debut at age 18 on television, and her feature film debut in Venus Beauty Institute (1999), for which she received critical acclaim and won the César Award for Most Promising Actress.

1976Jessica Capshaw, American actress[†]

Jessica Brooke Capshaw is an American actress known for her roles as Jamie Stringer on the ABC legal drama series The Practice, and as Dr. Arizona Robbins on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.

Historical Context for August 9, 1976

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