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November 28, 1976

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Headlines from November 28, 1976

15,000 JOIN RALLY FOR ULSTER PEACE

By Bernard Weinraub; Special to The New York Times

nearly 15,000 people join mass rally in Trafalgar Sq, London, to urge end to violence in N Ireland; march is largest so far in Brit Isles in 3 mos since Belfast women Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan began peace movement; aim of march is to cement internatl support for peace movement and, for many of marchers, to show GB that numerous Roman Caths and Prots in N Ireland abhor terrorism in Ulster; leaders of march, who include Williams, Corrigan, singer Joan Baez and Jane Ewart‐Biggs, widow of slain Brit Amb to Ireland, express faith that movement will endure; Corrigan and Ciaran McKeown, leader in peace movement, comment; illus of Corrigan with Mrs Ewart‐Biggs (M)

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Drive by Cities on Pornography Spurred by Detroit Zoning Case

By Robert Lindsey; Special to The New York Times

Pornography and commercial sex are under increasing attack around country behind stimulus of 5‐to‐4 Sup Ct decision last June upholding Detroit's use of zoning laws to limit sex‐related establishments; some communities, such as Indianapolis and Fairfax County, Va, have already enacted ordinances similar to Detroit law, which limits increase of pornographic enterprises; other cities weigh passage of such laws; NYC Planning Comm has scheduled hearing on Dec 1 to consider ordinance patterned after, but even stricter, than Detroit law; city officials comment (M)

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RABIN IS PROPOSING A MIDEAST PARLEY ON HELSINKI MODEL

By Flora Lewis; Special to The New York Times

members of Socialist Internatl unanimously approve econ solidarity resolution, meeting, Geneva, which decries use of riches from natural resources for pol or econ pressure on other states; resolution contrasts with statement by W Ger Chancellor Helmut Schmidt urging cooperation in fight against inflation, rather than in establishment of new world econ order (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 24, 1976, covering November 28, 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
    7
  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
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Blue Moves by Elton John

    Blue Moves

    Elton John

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

    Boston

    Boston

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Spirit by Earth| Wind & Fire

    Spirit

    Earth| Wind & Fire

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Ryan Kwanten

1976Ryan Kwanten, Australian actor[†]

Ryan Christian Kwanten is an Australian actor and producer. He played Vinnie Patterson from 1997 to 2002 in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. After his stint ended, he joined the American teen drama series Summerland, portraying Jay Robertson. From 2008 to 2014, he played Jason Stackhouse in True Blood. From 2018 to 2019 he produced and starred in the crime drama series The Oath as Steve Hammond. In 2021 he starred in season one of the horror drama anthology series Them as George Bell. In 2022, he portrayed Thomas Weylin in Kindred, a series adaptation based on Octavia E. Butler's celebrated 1979 novel of the same name.

Notable Deaths

Rosalind Russell

1976Rosalind Russell, American actress and singer (born 1907)[†]

Catherine Rosalind Russell was an American actress, model, comedian, screenwriter, and singer, known for her role as fast-talking newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday (1940), opposite Cary Grant, as well as for her role of catty Sylvia Fowler in George Cukor's The Women (1939), opposite Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer, and for her portrayals of Mame Dennis in the 1956 stage and 1958 film adaptations of Auntie Mame, and Rose in Gypsy (1962). A noted comedienne, she received various accolades, including five Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and a BAFTA Award. Russell has been honored with a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1973 and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1975.

Historical Context for November 28, 1976

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