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Carter seen naming Schlesinger Fed Energy Admr or Pres energy adviser until he can be named head of new energy dept that Carter will propose to Cong (S)
Dec 22: Egypt and Syria, in apparent move to strengthen Arab position for negotiations with Israel, announce that they have decided to form ‘united pol leadership’ and to study possibility of future union of countries; Egyptian sources say 2 govts hope that by careful coordination of their policies they could exert increased pressure on Israel to make settlement at Geneva conf; Fahmy says Sadat and Assad decided that there should be separate Arab delegations to any negotiations in Geneva; says form and extent of any union will be worked out by joint coms in various areas of govt; says complete union such as United Arab Repub formed in '58 by Egypt and Syria is possible; says admission of other countries to union will be decided after its form is established; describes Fed of Arab Republics, loose fed between Egypt, Syria and Libya, organized in '71, as ‘dormant’ (M)
John Artis and Rubin Carter are convicted of 3 counts of 1st-degree murder, affirming verdict in their 1st trial; Judge Bruno L Leopizzi temporarily refuses defense requests to allow them their freedom pending sentencing on Feb 2; says he would reconsider applications after receiving probation repts on both men (M)
Gov Carey and Mayor Beame, at Sen Banking Com hearing in NYC, dispute assertion made by com chmn William Proxmire that they had lagged in collection of taxes (S)
Argo Merchant breaks in half, spilling about 5-million gals of heavy oil off Nantucket; fishermen on Cape Cod have filed class action suit in Fed Dist Ct, Boston, seeking $60-million in damages; EPA Admr Russell Train tells news conf, Washington, that even if oil misses coastal areas, it may pose long-term danger for fishery resources of Georges Bank; Mass Gov Michael S Dukakis asks Pres Ford to declare SE Mass disaster area and provide special aid for 30,000 fishing indus workers; environmentalists discuss possible impact on scallops, cod, flounder, haddock; rept bodies of oil soaked birds have begun to drift ashore; map; illus (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 22, 1976, covering December 22, 1976.
Stevie Wonder
Rod Stewart
Boston
Eagles
Jackson Browne
1976Katleen De Caluwé, Belgian sprinter[†]
Katleen De Caluwé is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.49 seconds, achieved in May 2002 in Oordegem.
1976Jason Lane, American baseball player and coach[†]
Jason Dean Lane is an American professional baseball former player who is the third base coach for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres. Originally starting his career as an outfielder, Lane switched positions and became a pitcher.
1976Aya Takano, Japanese author and illustrator[†]
Aya Takano is a Japanese painter, Superflat artist, manga artist, and science fiction essayist. Aya Takano is represented by Kaikai Kiki, the artistic production studio created in 2001 by Takashi Murakami.
In 1976, the world population was approximately 4,144,246,377 people[†]