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December 6, 1976

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Headlines from December 6, 1976

JAPAN RULING PARTY LOSES ITS MAJORITY IN THE LOWER HOUSE

By Andrew H. Malcolm Special to The New York Times

Japan‧s ruling Liberal‐Dem Party loses parliamentary majority, and Prime Min Takeo Miki is expected to be ousted as party leader and Prime Min; former Deputy Prime Min Takeo Fukuda seems likely successor; returns noted; Tanaka wins re‐election; polling place illus (M)

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Illus of Pres‐elect and Mrs Carter with daughter Amy as news photographers take pictures of new 1st family; Carters were posing for official pors by Ga photographer Charles Rafshoon

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STRATEGY AGREED ON IN CITY FISCAL CRISIS

By Maurice Carroll

NYC officials, union execs and Munic Asst Corp aides agree there should be ‘single approach’ on $1‐billion short‐term debt city is under ct order to repay, Dec 5 meeting, Gracie Mansion; hold pledge from state govt is needed; unions seen hesitant to invest pension funds in refinancing without assurances that their members will not later face layoffs under austerity budget; persons attending meeting include labor leader Victor Gotbaum, NYC Comptroller Harrison J Goldin, MAC exec dir Felix G Rohatyn, union pension consultant Jack Bigel, Jimmy Carter repr Orin Kramer and 1st Deputy Mayor John E Zuccotti; after meeting, Zuccotti, Rohatyn and Bigel join Emergency Financial Control Bd Exec Dir Stephen Berger for ‘Big Apple Summit Meeting’ at WCBS studio (M)

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Ex‐Premier Transforms Gaullists Into New Antileft Party at Rally

By Unknown Author

Jacques Chirac dissolves Gaullist party on Dec 5 and transforms it into new mass movement of personal support to be called Assembly for the Republic; has himself elected pres of new antileftist group at rally at Porte de Versailles fairgrounds; party will have new symbol, red bonnet superimposed on Cross of Lorraine, deliberately suggesting Gaullism but with fresh momentum focused entirely on Chirac; illus (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 1, 1976, covering December 6, 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
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for A Night On The Town by Rod Stewart

    A Night On The Town

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    21
  3. 3
    Album cover for Boston by Boston

    Boston

    Boston

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Spirit by Earth| Wind & Fire

    Spirit

    Earth| Wind & Fire

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    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
    5

Notable Births

Lindsay Price

1976Lindsay Price, American actress[†]

Lindsay Jaylyn Price Stone is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Janet Sosna on Beverly Hills, 90210 and as Victory Ford on Lipstick Jungle. She is also known for her work on soap operas such as All My Children and The Bold and the Beautiful.

Notable Deaths

JoĂŁo Goulart

1976João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (born 1918)[†]

João Belchior Marques Goulart, commonly known as Jango, was a Brazilian politician who served as the president of Brazil from 1961 until a military coup d'état deposed him in 1964. He was considered the last left-wing president of Brazil until Luiz Inåcio Lula da Silva took office in 2003.

Historical Context for December 6, 1976

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