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SEC, Fed Maritime Adm and at least 1 Cong com are investigating possibility that Brit-owned Burmah Oil may have fraudulently recd major portion of $ 1.06-billion in Fed subsidies in contracts for 8 tankers being constructed by Gen Dynamics Corp; Fed and indus shipbldg reprs comment; illus (L)
SW African const com, faced with UN ultimatum that expires in Aug, announces plans for multiracial Govt to lead territory to independence from S Africa by Dec 31, '78; makes no mention of SW African People's Orgn recognized by UN as repr of territory's 800,000 inhabitants; orgn, which has been carrying on guerrilla war, has not been participating in discussions; plan outlined (L)
Ronald Reagan supporters at Repub Natl Conv stage rowdy, unscheduled demonstration after Sen Paul Laxalt nominates him; celebrate for 43 mins despite gaveling of conv chmn Repr John J Rhodes; reluctantly quiet down with introduction of Sen Jesse A Helms to 2d nomination; Tex delegate Phil Pyndas holds Reagan campaign aide asked Tex caucus to cancel demonstration outside arena and save display for inside; Calif delegate Linda Atkinson says Reagan campaign hq provided horns and other paraphernalia but that use was spontaneous; Ford supporters spill beach balls and balloons onto floor after Gov William G Milliken nominates him; Reaganites earlier interrupted speech by Ford backer Sen Jacob K Javits for 20 mins; Ford illus; Mrs Reagan illus (M)
Pres Ford gets Repub nomination on 1st ballot, taking 1,187 votes to 1,070 for Reagan; Repub Natl Conv chmn Repr John J Rhodes declares him nominated by acclamation; Ford meets with Reagan; Reagan campaign mgr John P Sears blames Miss delegation decision to cast all their votes against Reagan's move to force Ford to name running mate before nomination to Ford's victory in pivotal rules fight; Reagan again says he will not run for Vice Pres; Ford aide Harry S Dent agrees fight was pivotal; illus (L)
Reagan campaign mgr John P Sears cites Miss delegation decision to vote as unit opposing rule that would have forced Ford to name running mate before nomination as crucial, news conf and int; says some Reagan supporters in delegation apparently did not realize strategic importance of floor fight as reflection of 2 sides relative strengths; Miss delegation chmn Clarke Reed illus with delegate Victor Mavar at party caucus (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 18, 1976, covering August 19, 1976.
Peter Frampton
George Benson
Jefferson Starship
Neil Diamond
Fleetwood Mac
1976RĂ©gine Chassagne, Canadian singer-songwriter[â ]
RĂ©gine Alexandra Chassagne is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist, and is a member of the band Arcade Fire. She is married to co-founder Win Butler.
1976Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor (born 1900)[â ]
Alastair George Bell Sim was a Scottish actor. He began his theatrical career at the age of thirty and quickly became established as a popular West End performer, remaining so until his death in 1976. Starting in 1935, he also appeared in more than fifty British films, including an iconic adaptation of Charles Dickensâ novella A Christmas Carol, released in 1951 as Scrooge in Great Britain and as A Christmas Carol in the United States. Though an accomplished dramatic actor, he is often remembered for his comically sinister performances.
1976Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricketer (born 1946)[â ]
Kenneth John Wadsworth was a New Zealand cricketer who played 33 Tests and 13 One Day Internationals for New Zealand as a wicket-keeper. Wadsworth played domestically for Central Districts and Canterbury and for Nelson in the Hawke Cup.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[â ]