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Pres Ford invites more than 25,000 Californians on Oct 24 to attend inaugural ceremonies in Washington on Jan 20; statement reflects final phase of Ford candidacy, a phase stressing positive themes, buoyant optimism and, so far as President's role is concerned, disregard of Jimmy Carter's challenge (M)
25 people killed and 24 injured in fire at Puerto Rican Soc Club, 1003 Morris Av, Bronx, apparently set by man who had been ejected from club after having argument with his wife and who was reptdly burned while setting fire; details; map; illus; toll is highest in NYC blgd fires since '58 (L)
NY Times survey of NY voters finds that majority of state's voters still take liberal position on such major domestic issues as Fed takeover of welfare, natl health ins, Fed job provisions and Fed aid to NYC; findings appear to signal why Pres Ford and Sen James Buckley are trailing Jimmy Carter and Daniel Moynihan in state; findings on specific issues outlined; survey finds about 50% of those interviewed believe Fed Govt has not done enough for NY--an issue Carter and Moynihan emphasize--and about 42% believe Buckley did too little for NYC; about 1/3 endorse action by Ford Adm and Buckley (M)
families identify or locate victims, Med Examiner's Office, 520 First Av; illus (M)
Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva Peters, in what she describes as unusual move on her part, has written Shah of Iran asking him not to allow defecting Soviet pilot Zasimov to be returned to USSR; lr to be delivered to Iranian Embassy by George Washington Univ Prof Yuri Olkhovsky (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 20, 1976, covering October 25, 1976.
Stevie Wonder
Peter Frampton
The Steve Miller Band
Earth| Wind & Fire
Boz Scaggs
1976Deon Burton, Jamaican footballer[†]
Deon John Burton is a football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker and who is the current manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion's under-23 team. His numerous clubs in English football included Portsmouth, Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday. He represented Jamaica internationally, including at the 1998 World Cup, and was named Jamaican Sportsman of the Year in 1997.
1976Ahmed Dokhi, Saudi Arabian footballer[†]
Ahmad Al-Dokhi Al-Dossary is a former Saudi Arabian footballer who last played as a defender for Al-Nassr.
1976Akihisa Ikeda, Japanese manga artist[†]
Akihisa Ikeda is a Japanese manga artist known for the manga Rosario + Vampire.
1976Steve Jones, Northern Irish footballer[†]
Stephen Graham Jones is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Sandbach United football club. He has been capped 29 times by Northern Ireland and played for 20 clubs in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
1976Brett Kirk, Australian footballer and coach[†]
Brett Kirk is a former Australian rules football player and captain of the Sydney Swans and was the AFL's International Ambassador. Kirk is currently serving as an assistant coach with the Sydney Swans.
1976Anton Sikharulidze, Russian pair skater[†]
Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze is a Georgian-Russian former pair skater. With Elena Berezhnaya, he is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion.
1976Raymond Queneau, French poet and author (born 1903)[†]
Raymond Auguste Queneau was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo, notable for his wit and cynical humour.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]