Happy Birthday Angielynn!
Tuesday, June 29, 1976
Top News Headlines This Week:
Jun 29 - Seychelles gains independence from Britain Jun 30 - John Walker of New Zealand sets record for 2000 m, 4:51.4 Jul 1 - Kenneth Gibson, is 1st black president of US Conference of Mayors Jul 2 - 83rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats E Goolagong (63 46 86) Jul 2 - Formal reunification of North & South Vietnam Jul 2 - Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual
Top Songs for 1976
December, 1963 (Oh What a Night) by Four Seasons Silly Love Songs by Wings
Play The Funky Music by Wild Cherry Kiss and Say Goodbye by Manhattans
Tonight's the Night by Rod Stewart If You Leave Me Now by Chicago
Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John & Kiki Dee Disco Lady by Johnnie Taylor
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon Love Hangover by Diana Ross
1976 Prices US President
Bread: $0.30/loaf Gerald R. Ford
Milk: $1.42/gal US Vice President
Eggs: $1.28/doz Nelson A. Rockefeller
Car: $5,418 Academy Award Winners
Gas: $0.60/gal Best Picture: Rocky
Directed By John G. Avildsen
Best Actor: Peter Finch
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Best Actress: Faye Dunaway
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House: $48,000
Stamp: $0.13/ea
Avg Income: $16,870/yr
Min Wage: $2.30/hr
DOW Avg: 1,005
People born on June 29
1901 - Nelson Eddy actor/baritone (Great Duets with Jeanette MacDonald)
1936 - Harmon Killebrew baseball player (Minnesota Twins)
1941 - Stokeley Carmichael, [Kwame Toure], US, Black Power-activist
On TV in 1976
Eight is Enough Charlie's Angels Alice The Big Event 60 Minutes
Barney Miller Three's Company Rich Man, Poor Man, Book II What's Happening !! The Tony Randall Show
Hot New Toys in 1976
The Bionic Woman Evel Knievel Stunt World Stretch Armstrong
Barbie glamour head Atari Marie Osmond TV Makeup center
Little People Little Professor Calculator Muhammad Ali Action Figure
Top Books in 1976
The Face of Battle by John Keegan The Grey King by Susan Cooper