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September 4, 1976

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Carter, in Apparent Shift, Stresses Curb on Inflation

By Charles Mohr Special to The New York Times

Carter, in apparent distinct shift of pol emphasis, stresses need to curb inflation and achieve balance budget, saying that to reach those goals he might delay start of 'costly programs' if elected Pres, news conf, Plains, Ga; promises to carry out promises he made to voters for new and different Govt programs, but warns that some might be delayed and others only slowly 'phased' into operation; adds existing programs that had outlived their usefulness would be eliminated; outlines his position for controlling inflation, unemployment and on tax reform; confirms that his 3 sons had used marijuana, and says he regretted it; says he never tried drug and does not 'approve' of it, though he has called for decriminalization of marijuana; illus of Carter and Mondale (L)

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Commerce Department Accused Of Collusion in Arabs' Boycott

By David Binder Special to The New York Times

Cong rept examining impact of Arab boycott against cos doing business with Israel asserts that US Commerce Dept acted in collusion with some US concerns to uphold boycott; Repr James H Scheuer, who helped draft rept, charges that 'several billions of dollars' in US exports to Arab countries in '74 and '75 were conducted in compliance with boycott restrictions; says rept will demonstrate that Commerce Dept 'sabotaged US law, Export Adm Act, regarding Arab boycott; says investigation shows that for 10 yrs until fall of '75, Commerce Dept confidentially advised US businessmen that they need not comply with US Govt request to file information about Arab boycott demands; J T Smith, Commerce Dept general counsel, says dept opened up its files to Repr John E Moss, chmn of HR subcom; says dept confidentially advised US businessmen that they can avoid effects of boycott by exporting through foreign subsidiaries; similar charge was made Sept 1 in syndicated column by Jack Anderson and Les Whitten; Commerce Sec Elliot L Richardson reptdly wrote Anderson charging column 'inaccurately and unfairly' describes dept's policies (M)

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END OF MIREX USE BY MID '78 ASKED

By Richard Severo

Comr Berle confirms that Kepone has been found in fish taken from Lake Ontario and Niagara River; says dept will seek source of Kepone as well as sources of Mirex and PCB's (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 1, 1976, covering September 4, 1976.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac

    Fleetwood Mac

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    58
  2. 2
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    32
  3. 3
    Album cover for Spitfire by Jefferson Starship

    Spitfire

    Jefferson Starship

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for Breezin' by George Benson

    Breezin'

    George Benson

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21
  5. 5
    Album cover for Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs

    Silk Degrees

    Boz Scaggs

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    25

Notable Births

Denílson (footballer, born 1976)

1976Denilson Martins Nascimento, Brazilian footballer[†]

Denílson Martins Nascimento, simply known as Denílson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer.

1976Mario-Ernesto Rodríguez, Uruguayan-Italian footballer[†]

Mario-Ernesto Rodríguez Berrutti is a Uruguayan-born former Italian footballer.

Historical Context for September 4, 1976

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