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November 7, 1976

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Headlines from November 7, 1976

Michigan Upset, 1644, By Purdue

By Unknown Author

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 6—Scott Dierking rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns, and Rock Supan kicked a 23‐yard field goal with just over four minutes remaining, as Purdue stunned top‐ranked Michigan, 16‐14, in Big Ten football at Ross‐Ade Stadium today.

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Elis Rout Princeton

By William N. Wallace;Special to The New York Times

NEW HAVEN, Nov. 6—The Yale football song, “March, march on down the field,” was appropriate in the bowl today as the Elis defeated Princeton, 39‐7, before a crowd of 33,218, the largest in the Ivy League this season.

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The G.O.P.'s Future: On the Way Up, Will It Go Right or Left

By James M. Naughton

WASHINGTON—The Republicans are going out, but not necessarily down. To be sure, they lost the White House, failed to enlarge a minuscule minority in Congress and slipped fractionally farther from power in state capitals. Yet, for all that, President Ford's party acted curiously like the man in the television commercial who applied aftershave lotion with a resounding slap to his own cheek and said, “Thanks, I needed that.”

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CARTER SAYS HE WON BECAUSE OF EXPOSURE GAINED IN 3 DEBATES

By James T. Wooten;Special to The New York Times

Pres‐elect Jimmy Carter on Nov 5 says that, because Pres Ford so effectively used element of fear against him in campaign, he could not have won election had it not been for exposure he gained in their nationally televised debates, comments to reporters, Plains, Ga; Carter discounts role of Repub Vice‐Pres candidate Sen Robert Dole as highly significant factor in voting, but credits Vice Pres‐elect Walter Mondale with substantial contribution to success of Dem ticket; concedes that his aggressive attacks on Ford after Pres gaffe in 2d debate about Soviet domination in E Eur were mistake, but that frequent thematic shifts in his campaign were merely for sake of emphasis and identification, not to gain acceptance from diverse groups; praises work of his pollster Patrick Caddell; illus of Carter leaving Albany, Ga, aboard plane provided by Pres Ford; illus of Carter aboard Presidential plane (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 3, 1976, covering November 7, 1976.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

    Songs In The Key Of Life

    Stevie Wonder

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Spirit by Earth| Wind & Fire

    Spirit

    Earth| Wind & Fire

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Song Remains The Same (Soundtrack) by Led Zeppelin

    The Song Remains The Same (Soundtrack)

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Fly Like An Eagle by The Steve Miller Band

    Fly Like An Eagle

    The Steve Miller Band

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    24
  5. 5
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    41

Notable Births

Rob Caggiano

1976Rob Caggiano, American guitarist and producer[†]

Robert Caggiano is an American guitarist and record producer. Caggiano is known as the lead guitarist of the Danish rock band Volbeat from 2013 to 2023 and of thrash metal band Anthrax from 2001–2005 and 2007–2013. He was also a member of nu metal band Boiler Room.

Mark Philippoussis

1976Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player and model[†]

Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis coach, commentator and former professional tennis player of Greek and Italian descent. Philippoussis' greatest achievements are winning two Davis Cup titles with Australia in 1999 and 2003, winning the deciding rubber in the final of each. He also reached the final of the 1998 US Open and the 2003 Wimbledon singles tournaments. Philippoussis reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8.

Historical Context for November 7, 1976

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