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September 13, 1976

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Schools Open Today in New York In Tense Mood of Austere ‘Crisis’

By Leonard Buder

NYC pss open on Sept 13 in tense mood, marked by new reductions in staff and services and mounting concern that more difficult times are ahead; class sizes will be larger, student counseling limited, school day shortened for elementary and jhs pupils and fewer elective courses available to hs students; other cutbacks include reduction in instruction time for home-bound youngsters and discontinuance of free or reduced-fare privileges for some 170,000 students; School Chancellor Irving Anker says schools are in crisis situation (M)

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In 1984, Voting May Be Like This

By Warren Weaver Jr. Special to The New York Times

Possible changes in regis and voting procedures over next 10 yrs detailed; voter seen able to regis by phone, with voice print verifying his identity when he reaches polls; seen likely to vote at computer terminal that flashes one race or proposition on screen at time and virtually eliminates invalid ballots; results seen available seconds after polls close; Natl Standards Bur Computer Sciences Inst dir Dr Ruth M Davis and bur computer specialists Roy G Saltman and George E Lindamood comment (M)

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5 SEIZED HIJACKERS FLOWN BACK TO FACE AIR PIRACY CHARGES

By Peter Kihss

5 alleged hijackers of Boeing 727 are flown by French Govt to Kennedy Internatl Airport Sept 12 and arrested by FBI on charges of air piracy; murder, or at least conspiracy, charges are expected to follow through Bronx Dist Atty Mario Merola's office, in hijacking that cost life of NYC Police Officer Brian Murray; last 53 passengers and crew members held hostage are released; bombs carried by hijackers are determined to have been imitation; James B Adams, FBI deputy assoc dir, says bur has not been able to determine whether 2d bomb was planted; NYC Police Comr Codd says no 2d bomb has been found; alleged hijackers are identified as Zvonko and Julienne Busic, Frane Pesut, Petar Matanic and Mark Vlasic; J Wallace La Prade, in charge of NYC FBI office, comments; spokesman for Merola says investigation under asst James Shallack aims at finding how fatal bomb device was placed in Grand Central Terminal and what hijackers knew about it; NYC dets of Arson Explosion Squad and Bomb Sec search NYC apt of Busic couple and uncover 'material that would link them with bomb'; incident revd; illustrations (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 8, 1976, covering September 13, 1976.

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    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

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    2
    Peak
    1
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    33
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    Album cover for Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac

    Fleetwood Mac

    Fleetwood Mac

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    Peak
    1
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    59
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    Album cover for Spitfire by Jefferson Starship

    Spitfire

    Jefferson Starship

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    3
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    10
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    Album cover for Breezin' by George Benson

    Breezin'

    George Benson

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    Peak
    1
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    22
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    Album cover for Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs

    Silk Degrees

    Boz Scaggs

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    Peak
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    26

Notable Births

Ro Khanna

1976Ro Khanna, American politician[†]

Rohit Khanna is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative from California's 17th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated eight-term incumbent Democratic representative Mike Honda in the general election on November 8, 2016, after first running for the same seat in 2014. Khanna also served as the deputy assistant secretary in the United States Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama from August 8, 2009, to August 2011. Khanna endorsed Bernie Sanders for President of the United States in 2016. In 2020, Khanna co-chaired the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.

Craig McMillan

1976Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer, coach, and sportscaster[†]

Craig Douglas McMillan is a New Zealand cricket coach and former international cricketer who played all forms of the game. He was a right-handed batsman and useful right-arm medium pace bowler who played for Canterbury in New Zealand first-class cricket. He also played English county cricket for Hampshire and Gloucestershire County Cricket Clubs. McMillan was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy.

Elvis Mihailenko

1976Elvis Mihailenko, Latvian boxer, trainer, and sportscaster[†]

Elvis Mihailenko is a Latvian professional boxer, the first Latvian National boxing champion amongst professionals and first ever professional fighter from Latvia who won any of the major titles, as WBA Intercontinental champion and EBU-EU, and later defended it once more. He fought at the light-heavyweight division. MihaiÄŒenko never hired a big promoter, allowing him to travel around Europe to enjoy the training camps in the best gyms. He sparred with a number of great fighters, including such World champions as Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler, Zsolt Erdei, and David Haye.

José Théodore

1976JosĂ© ThĂ©odore, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster[†]

José Nicolas Théodore is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals, Minnesota Wild, and Florida Panthers.

Puma Swede

1976Puma Swede, Swedish pornographic actress[†]

Johanna Jussinniemi, better known by her stage name Puma Swede, is a Swedish pornographic actress and feature dancer. The first part of her stage name comes from the sports car, the Ford Puma. Since 2005, she has appeared in over 200 movies.

Notable Deaths

Armand Mondou

1976Armand Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1905)[†]

Joseph Armand Mondou was a Canadian ice hockey forward.

Albert Tessier

1976Albert Tessier, Canadian priest, historian, and director (born 1895)[†]

Albert Tessier was a French-speaking Canadian priest, historian and a film maker.

Historical Context for September 13, 1976

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