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October 12, 1976

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U.S. Decides to Sell Some Arms To Israel That It Blocked in Past

By Bernard Gwertzman Special to The New York Times

Pres Ford agrees to long-standing Israeli request to lift ban on sale of some sophisticated US mil equipment and to speed up delivery of other equipment already approved; decision was conveyed to Israeli Amb Simcha Dinitz by Sec Kissinger on Oct 9 and reptd to Cabinet by Rabin; Ford uses White House visit by Israeli Foreign Min Yigal Allon to garner pol advantage by discussing decision; some Israelis suspect, although this is denied by Adm, that Adm held up arms deliveries as 'bait' to keep Israel interested in further negotiations with Arabs; Adm and Israeli officials deny playing politics; White House press sec Ron Nessen denies decision includes Pershing missile; Cong sources say items approved include laser-guided bombs, missile-armed helicopters, night-fighting equipment, ultramodern communication and radar equipment and TV-guided missiles (M)

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Columbus March Brings Out the Candidates

By Maurice Carroll

Pres Ford's son Steven and Sen Mondale march in NYC Columbus Day parade Oct 11; Mondale meets with Italian-Amer Labor Council and speaks at NYS union leaders breakfast; Mondale, Carey, Beame, Moynihan illus; Steven Ford, Rosenbaum illus (M)

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FRENCH NOW FAVOR IMPROVED CONTROL OF NUCLEAR SPREAD

By James F. Clarity Special to The New York Times

French High Council for Foreign Nuclear Policy, which is headed by Pres Valery Giscard d'Estaing, announces willingness to cooperate with US and other nations in moves to prevent use of nuclear power equipment for making of atomic weapons (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 6, 1976, covering October 12, 1976.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    37
  2. 2
    Album cover for Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs

    Silk Degrees

    Boz Scaggs

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    30
  3. 3
    Album cover for Hasten Down The Wind by Linda Ronstadt

    Hasten Down The Wind

    Linda Ronstadt

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac

    Fleetwood Mac

    Fleetwood Mac

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    63
  5. 5
    Album cover for Fly Like An Eagle by The Steve Miller Band

    Fly Like An Eagle

    The Steve Miller Band

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    20

Notable Births

Simon Bridges

1976Simon Bridges, New Zealand politician[†]

Simon Joseph Bridges is a New Zealand retired politician, broadcaster and lawyer. He served as Leader of the National Party and Leader of the Opposition between 2018 and 2020, and as the Member of Parliament for Tauranga from the 2008 election to May 2022, when he resigned. Bridges is the first and currently the only Māori person to serve as leader of a major political party in New Zealand.

Historical Events

Indian Airlines Flight 171

1976Indian Airlines Flight 171 crashes at Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India, killing 95.[†]

Indian Airlines Flight 171 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight that crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Bombay Airport on 12 October 1976 after suffering an uncontained engine failure, killing all 95 people on board. Metal fatigue in the No. 2 engine's 10th stage high-pressure compressor disk had caused it to disintegrate, the resulting fragments severed fuel lines causing fuel to leak into the engine and ignite causing an uncontrolled fire that eventually affected control surfaces leading to a loss of control.

Historical Context for October 12, 1976

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