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CBS Inc dismisses pres Arthur R Taylor and names John D Backe to succeed him; William S Paley will relinquish chief exec post in Apr, but will remain as chmn; Taylor's departure is linked to personal conflict with Paley; surprises Wall Street because of corp's continued earnings gains and Taylor's irreproachable record; pors of Paley, Backe and Taylor (M)
Gov Wallace orders that US flag be highest flag flown over Capitol; Confederate banner, given top spot in '61 by Gov John Patterson and continued there by Wallace, is placed in No 3 position under state flag; move, sought by black groups, angers Confederate sympathizers; illus (S)
UN Econ and Soc Affairs Dept rept holds world resources will be sufficient to support growing population and higher living standards without inevitable environmental damage; says environmental concerns arising out of increasing industrialization are ‘technologically manageable problem’ (S)
NYS Sup Ct Justice Edward J Greenfield orders Health Dept to permit opening of North Central Bronx Hosp; rules Comr Robert P Whalen overstepped authority as Comr and that he must approve plans for hosp set by Health & Hosps Corp; ruling allows corp to go ahead with plan to open Montefiore; hails decision; Whalen asst Marvin Nailor says dept will pursue revision of Montefiore proposals (M)
14 persons in 9 states have died with 48 hours of receiving flu vaccine but there is no evidence that any deaths were caused by vaccine; 11 states or major parts of states suspended vaccination program after deaths of 3 elderly persons who were vaccinated at same Pittsburgh clinic; illus of Conn Gov Grasso being vaccinated (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 13, 1976, covering October 14, 1976.
Stevie Wonder
Boz Scaggs
Peter Frampton
The Steve Miller Band
Linda Ronstadt
1976Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer[†]
Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan, commonly known as TM Dilshan is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is often regarded as the best rated Sri Lankan player in run-chases in ODI history and one of the most innovative players of all time. He was the top run scorer in the 2011 Cricket World Cup with 500 runs, and scored a century against England in the quarter-final. Dilshan is considered to be a rare example of a cricketer with notable skills in all aspects of the game, who can bat, bowl, field and keep wicket. He is an aggressive right-hand batsman who invented the scoop, which has come to be known as the Dilscoop, a shot that hits the ball over the keeper. Apart from being an opening batsman, he is also a capable off-break bowler. Energetic in the field, he usually fielded at the point region. He was part of the Sri Lankan team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.
1976Daniel Tjärnqvist, Swedish ice hockey player[†]
Daniel Carl Tjärnqvist is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers, Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers and the Colorado Avalanche. His younger brother, Mathias, is an assistant coach in Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.
1976Edith Evans, English actress (born 1888)[†]
Dame Edith Mary Evans was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the West End stage, but also appeared in films at the beginning and towards the end of her career. Between 1964 and 1968, she was nominated for three Academy Awards.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]