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Sup Ct rules that GE may refuse to provide disability compensation to employees whose absence is caused by pregnancy (M)
Pratt declares mistrial because other members of jury learned of alleged attempts to bribe one of them to prevent conviction; grants defense lawyersâ motions to end proceedings on ground that defendants could no longer receive fair trial; Asst US Atty Barnet Skolink does not request new trial; Mandel illus (L)
Several programs offered by Touro Coll are targets of investigations by 2 NYS agencies and by Fed authorities; NYS Higher Educ Services Corp pres Eileen Dickinson contends primary admissions requirement for Retired Adults Program appear to be studentsâ eligibility for state and Fed tuition assistance; state sources estimated that coll made $500,000 profit in â75 from state tuition grants, plus an unknown additional amt of Fed funds, with profits used to subsidize other coll operations; other programs under investigation noted; pres Bernard Lander denies charge that programs have been set up to make money (L)
Illus of floating dock, measuring 500 ft by 100 ft, being towed down Hudson River from Newburgh, NY, where it was built; will be used by Elec Boat Div of Gen Dynamics Corp during construction of Trident nuclearâpowered submarines
Dec 8â9: Palestinian leaders are reptdly moving toward acceptance of Egyptian proposal for their inclusion in single Arab delegation to reconvened Geneva conf on Middle East; Herzog says at UN that Israeli delegation at Geneva will not check credentials of members of other delegations; Palestinians reptdly refuse to become members of Jordanian or joint JordanianâSyrian delegation; Jordanian officials say their delegation will not attempt to negotiate for Palestinians; Syria is cool to proposal; Assad to confer with Sadat on joint strategy; Arab diplomats say that even if Palestinians agree to joint delegation they will demand formal inv to joint delegation from US and USSR, coâchmn of Geneva conf; Arafat and Dem Front leader Nayef Hawatmeh are described as unhappy with recent PLO Exec Com statement rejecting UN Resolution 242, which was made in their absence (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 8, 1976, covering December 8, 1976.
Stevie Wonder
Rod Stewart
Boston
Earth| Wind & Fire
Led Zeppelin
1976Brettina, Bahamian-American singer-songwriter and actress[â ]
Brettina Lorena Robinson is a Bahamian singer-songwriter, model, and actress, based in Los Angeles.
1976Reed Johnson, American baseball player[â ]
Reed Cameron Johnson is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, and Washington Nationals.
1976Zoe Konstantopoulou, Greek lawyer and politician[â ]
Zoe Konstantopoulou is a Greek politician and lawyer who served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament from February to October 2015. Since 2016 she serves as the president of the Course of Freedom.
1976Dominic Monaghan, German-British actor[â ]
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan is a British-Irish actor. He is best known for playing Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in Peter Jackson's film trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001â2003), and Charlie Pace on the ABC television drama Lost (2004â2010).
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[â ]