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November 21, 1976

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Headlines from November 21, 1976

Many Students Avoiding Payment Of Loans by Filing for Bankruptcy

By Unknown Author

NY Times survey indicates growing number of former coll students are avoiding repayment of millions of dollars in Govt-guaranteed loans by declaring bankruptcy; notes $21-million in defaults through bankruptcy in last 3 yrs exceeded entire previous 15 yrs; attributes trend to high unemployment among recent grads or dropouts of coll and voc schools, and lessening of stigma attached to bankruptcy; efforts to curb abuses described (L)

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Loans to New York Will Be Continued, Simon Tells Aides

By Martin Tolchin Special to The New York Times

Treas Sec William E Simon and Asst Sec Robert A Gerard agree to continue flow of Fed loans to NYC without requiring new financial plan to offset more than $1-billion in city obligations that must now be paid because of Appeals Ct decision declaring moratorium unconst (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 17, 1976, covering November 21, 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
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Song Remains The Same (Soundtrack) by Led Zeppelin

    The Song Remains The Same (Soundtrack)

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    3
  3. 3
    Album cover for Blue Moves by Elton John

    Blue Moves

    Elton John

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Boston by Boston

    Boston

    Boston

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton

    Frampton Comes Alive

    Peter Frampton

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    43

Notable Births

1976Mihaela Botezan, Romanian long-distance runner[†]

Mihaela Maria Botezan is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 10000 metres and the half marathon. She represented Romania at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2002 European Athletics Championships, twice at the World Championships in Athletics and five times at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

1976Saleem Elahi, Pakistani cricketer[†]

Saleem Elahi is a former Pakistani cricketer who played 13 Test matches and 48 One Day Internationals between 1995 and 2004. He made 102 not out on his international debut, against Sri Lanka in September 1995, becoming the first player from Pakistan to score a century on ODI debut.

1976Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer[†]

Martin Meichelbeck is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Daniel Whiston

1976Daniel Whiston, English figure skater[†]

Daniel J Whiston is an English ice skater. He appeared in Strictly Ice Dancing on BBC One in 2004 and for all series of ITV show Dancing on Ice since its inception in 2006. He won the first series of Dancing on Ice while partnering actress Gaynor Faye, the fifth series with former Emmerdale actress Hayley Tamaddon and the eighth series with Olympic artistic gymnast, Beth Tweddle. Since 2019, Whiston has been Associate Creative Director of Dancing on Ice responsible for creating all professional routines and training all celebrity contestants.

Michael Wilson (Australian footballer)

1976Michael Wilson, Australian footballer[†]

Michael Robert Wilson is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the South Australian National Football League (SANFL)

Historical Context for November 21, 1976

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