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3d in series describes extensive air raid shelters and tunnels under major Chinese cities and smaller shelters under farm communities; Chinese remain preoccupied with supposed USSR threat after removal of US forces from Southeast Asia; tunnel and emergency supplies under Dairen and militia exercises described; illus; Dairen area map (M)
Erwin David Rabhan, unconventional businessman who was close friend and supporter of Preselect Carter, is focal point of wideranging Fed investigation into alleged business fraud and accusations that money from organized crime was funneled into business community in Atlanta, Ga; since â68, Rabhan has claimed close relationship with Carter; though Carter has in no way been involved in investigations of Rabhan, relationship between 2 men could prove to be embarrassment to Preselect in view of allegations against Rabhan and his business background; NY Times inquiry shows Rabhan kept in close touch with Carter while he was Gov, provided $500âamo job for Carterâ§s son Jeff during 6âmo period in â73 and â74 and was house guest in Govâ§s Mansion for 2 or 3 wks in â74; Carterâ§s press sec Jody Powell says Carter has initiated no contact with Rabhan and whatever has occurred has been slight; Rabhan por (L)
Carter spokesman Jody Powell, on TV Today Show, says Brezhnev has assured Carter USSR will not only refrain from testing his Adm but will âgo out of its wayâ to avoid any crisis with US early in Adm; says Carter is appreciative of expression; Simon confirms essence of Powell statement; Carter aides say W Averell Harriman has relayed similar message; Ford Adm officials say âno crisisâ assurance has little real significance; see USSR bldg case to hold US responsible for any failure to achieve breakthroughs in important negotiations (M)
Ital Parliament com accuses Rumor and former Defense Mins Luigi Gui and Mario Tanassi of corruption and fraud in bribery scandals involving Lockheed Aircraft Corp; accused deny charges; comment; will draw up defense and testify later before com; Parliament will decide whether they will stand trial before Italyâ§s Const Court; case revd; com also directs corruption and fraud charges against Gen Duilio Fanali, former Air Force Chiefof staff, and Tanassisâ§s sec Bruno Palmiotti; Rumor por (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 1, 1976, covering December 3, 1976.
Stevie Wonder
Rod Stewart
Boston
Earth| Wind & Fire
Led Zeppelin
1976Mark Boucher, South African cricketer[â ]
Mark Verdon Boucher is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer who played all three formats of the game. Boucher is regarded as one of the best wicket-keeper batsmen of all time, and holds the record for the most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper, with 532 catches and 555 total dismissals. Boucher was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only time the country had won an ICC trophy until the 2025 World Test Championship final.
1976Gary Glover, American baseball player[â ]
John Gary Glover is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He had a career major league ERA of 5.03 over eight seasons, including time spent with the Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays and Toronto Blue Jays, who selected Glover in the 15th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. He also played for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball and the Sydney Storm of the Australian Baseball League.
1976Cornelius Griffin, American football player[â ]
Cornelius Griffin is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2000 NFL draft. He played college football at Pearl River Community College and Alabama.
1976Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby player[â ]
Byron Terence Kelleher is a former rugby union scrum-half who played for Stade Toulouse in the French Top 14 and has played 57 tests for the All Blacks. He was a very aggressive player, who specialized in pick-and-go techniques.
1976Tomotaka Okamoto, Japanese soprano[â ]
Tomotaka Okamoto is a Japanese sopranist.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[â ]