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CIA Dir George Bush resigns effective Jan 20; informs Pres Ford and Pres-elect Carter; rapid turnover in agency dirs in last 4 yrs recalled; despite fact Bush was 1st purely political appointee to office, he has been praised by agency officials and called 'the best we had' by Sen Daniel K Inouye, chmn of Sen Select Com on Intelligence; Bush por (M)
Wampanoag Indian tribe suit, Fed Dist Ct, casting doubt on ownership of all land in Mashpee, Cape Cod, has brought town's booming real estate and second-home development business to sudden halt (S)
Natl Steel and Jones ft Laughlin Steel Corps to raise sheet steel prices by about 6% Dec 1; other steel cos comment (M)
newly reconstituted NYC Higher Educ Bd to initiate publicity campaign, headed by TV producer Tony Schwartz, to generate public support for keeping $94.3-million that Beame adm proposes to cut from CUNY's '77 budget; controversial campaign, which will use TV, radio and newspaper ads, is not expected to get under way for 2 wks; campaign described; various CUNY officials comment (M)
Major quake, measuring 7.9 on Richter scale, strikes eastern Turkey and is also felt in Armenian Republic of USSR, but no casualties or serious destruction is reptd from there; relief efforts described; map (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 24, 1976, covering November 25, 1976.
Stevie Wonder
Led Zeppelin
Elton John
Boston
Earth| Wind & Fire
1976Clint Mathis, American soccer player and coach[†]
Clint Mathis is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward or midfielder. He appeared at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring one goal. He also played in Major League Soccer for the MetroStars, where he scored five goals during a game in August 2000, a league record.
1976Donovan McNabb, American football player and sportscaster[†]
Donovan Jamal McNabb is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange and was selected with the second overall pick in the 1999 NFL draft by the Eagles, where he spent 11 seasons. McNabb also spent a year each with the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles retired McNabb's no. 5 jersey when he was inducted to the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame in 2013.
1976Olena Vitrychenko, Ukrainian gymnast and coach[†]
Olena Ihorivna Vitrychenko, also known as Elena Vitrichenko, is an Individual Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnast. She is the 1996 Olympics bronze medalist, the 1997 World All-around champion and 1997 European All-around champion.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]