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December 23, 1976

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Indictments Charging Cunningham With Selling Judgeship Dismissed

By Dena Kleiman

Dem sources say that while Bronx Dem Chmn Patrick J Cunningham's days as NYS Dem Chmn are seen numbered because of irreparable breach with Gov Carey, Cunningham will retain Bronx Dem leadership; NYS Sup Ct Justice Leonard H Sandler dismisses major bribery-misconduct indictments against Cunningham (S)

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C.I.A.‐I.T.T. CONSPIRACY CHARGED AT HEARING

By Seymour M. Hersh

A Federal grand jury is hearing allegations that high officials of the Central Intelligence Agency and the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation were involved in a conspiracy to fabricate and coordinate the statements they made to a 1973 Senate inquiry into I.T.T.'s role in Chile, Justice Department sources said yesterday.

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Bell Will Quit ‘All Private Clubs’

By Anthony Marro Special to The New York Times

Bert Lance, designated dir of Office of Mgt and Budget, announces he will resign ‘at the proper time’ from 3 private clubs that have no black members--Piedmont Driving Club, Capital City Club and Atlantic Athletic Club (S)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 22, 1976, covering December 23, 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
    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for A Night On The Town by Rod Stewart

    A Night On The Town

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    24
  3. 3
    Album cover for Boston by Boston

    Boston

    Boston

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Hotel California by Eagles

    Hotel California

    Eagles

    Last week
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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Pretender by Jackson Browne

    Pretender

    Jackson Browne

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Joanna Hayes

1976Joanna Hayes, American hurdler and coach[†]

Joanna Dove Hayes is an American hurdler, who won the gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Brad Lidge

1976Brad Lidge, American baseball player[†]

Bradley Thomas Lidge, nicknamed "Lights Out", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Lidge played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 2002–2012. He played for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Nationals. As a relief pitcher Lidge saved 225 games during his career. He was a two-time All-Star, and in 2008 won the Delivery Man of the Year Award and the National League (NL) Rolaids Relief Man Award. Lidge was a host on SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio.

1976Dimitris Mavrogenidis, Uzbek-Greek footballer and manager[†]

Dimitrios Mavrogenidis is a retired Greek football right-back.

Jamie Noble

1976Jamie Noble, American wrestler and producer[†]

James Gibson is an American retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Jamie Noble. He is signed to WWE, where he works as a producer. In addition to his work with WWE, Noble is known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former one-time ROH World Champion.

Mikael Samuelsson

1976Mikael Samuelsson, Swedish ice hockey player[†]

Karl Mikael Samuelsson is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger and current player development coach for the Vancouver Canucks. Samuelsson began his career in Sweden, starting with small town team IFK Mariefred, followed by SödertĂ€lje SK as a junior in 1994. He went on to also play for Swedish teams IK Nyköping, Frölunda HC and BrynĂ€s IF. After being selected 145th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he moved to North America for the 2000–01 NHL season. Samuelsson spent short stints with the Sharks, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers, before returning to Europe during the 2004–05 NHL lockout. As NHL play resumed, Samuelsson signed with the Detroit Red Wings, where he enjoyed individual and team success, winning the Stanley Cup with the club in 2008. After four seasons in Detroit, he signed with the Vancouver Canucks in July 2009. He enjoyed the two most successful individual seasons of his career with Vancouver, recording back-to-back 50-point campaigns in 2009–10 and 2010–11. In his third year with the club, he was traded to the Panthers for his second stint in Florida. At the end of the season, he re-signed with the Red Wings in July 2012.

Historical Context for December 23, 1976

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