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China announces that Mao's body would be placed in crystal sarcophagus and displayed in mausoleum to be constructed in Peking; Hua's position appears significantly underlined as he is referred for 1st time as head of pol bur of party's Central Com (M)
NYC agrees with NYS and EPA on $1.2-billion plan to complete North River, Red Hook and Oakwood Beach sewage-treatment projects; also agrees to undertake study of alternatives to unsound ocean dumping of sludge, and to undertake engineering designing of needed improvements to 3 existing plants; map; EPA Admr Train announces plan at special news conf in Sen James Buckley's office; financing of construction costs noted (M)
Aloysius Mazewski, pres of Polish-Amer Cong, says Ford has telephoned him from his plane and apologized for statement, in TV debate with Carter, that E Eur is not dominated by USSR; Ron Nessen says he 'would not quarrel' with Mazewski acct of conversation; Ford, in breakfast appearance in Los Angeles before group of business and professional men, seeks to clarify his stand, stressing US will try to keep any allegation of dominance from becoming fact; White House aide Richard B Cheney comments; Ford, after speech in Glendale, Calif, makes statement holding he does not believe Polish people, whether in Poland or in Amer, will ever condone domination; reiterates stand that Yugoslavia and Rumania are not militarily dominated by USSR; illus in Glendale (M)
Article on Clarence (Willy) Norris, 1 of 9 so-called 'Scottsboro Boys', applying for full pardon from '46 parole violation growing out of Ala's Scottsboro rape case of '30s; although he has considerable support for pardon, including that of Ala Atty Gen William J Baxley, state's parole bd chmn maintains that Norris, now living in NYC, can never be considered for pardon 'as long as he remains fugitive from justice'; Norris fled from Ala in '46; his atty James Mayerson comments; illus; Scottsboro case revd (M)
commenting on Labor Dept rept on employment and unemployment in Sept, Jimmy Carter says production is not strong enough to put people back to work, while Alan Greenspan says data indicate econ recovery is continuing, though at slower rate; Greenspan sees rate accelerating in 4th qr (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 6, 1976, covering October 9, 1976.
Peter Frampton
Boz Scaggs
Linda Ronstadt
Fleetwood Mac
The Steve Miller Band
1976William Alexander, American author and educator[†]
William Joseph Alexander is an American writer and academic.
1976Stephen Neal, American football player[†]
Stephen Matthew Neal is an American former professional football guard who played his entire career for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He is a former world champion in freestyle wrestling and two-time NCAA national champion wrestler at Cal State-Bakersfield. He was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2001, and won three Super Bowl rings with the team. He is one of a handful of NFL players who did not play college football.
1976Lee Peacock, Scottish footballer and coach[†]
Lee Anthony Peacock is a Scottish former professional footballer and current Assistant Manager at Plymouth Parkway F.C.
1976Özlem Türköne, Turkish journalist and politician[†]
Özlem Piltanoğlu is a Turkish columnist and politician of the Justice and Development Party. She was a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) between 2007 and 2011. She has been a columnist for Zaman and Today's Zaman.
1976Nick Swardson, American actor and comedian[†]
Nicholas Roger Swardson is an American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his recurring role as Terry Bernadino in the comedy series Reno 911! (2003–2009), for his work with Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions, and for his own personal sketch comedy series Nick Swardson's Pretend Time (2010–2011).
1976Walter Warlimont, German general (born 1894)[†]
Walter Warlimont was a German Army staff officer and general during World War II. He served as deputy chief of the Operations Staff, one of departments in the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the Armed Forces High Command. Following the war, Warlimont was convicted in the High Command Trial and sentenced to life imprisonment as a war criminal. He was released in 1954.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]