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March 18, 1966

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Headlines from March 18, 1966

WHOLESALE PRICES IN SHARPEST RISE SINCE KOREAN WAR; February Surge in Major Index of Inflation Put at 0.7 Percentage Point SPUR TO TAX MOVE SEEN But U.S. Sights Leveling-Off in March Economy May Top Growth Forecast WHOLESALE INDEX OF PRICES SPURTS

By Edwin L. Dale Jr. Special To the New York Times

Labor Dept repts wholesale price index at 105.3, Feb, up 0.7%, sharpest rise since Korean War; rise is 4.1% over Feb '65; annual rate of rise in past 4 mos has been 6%; dept issues supplemental rept suggesting Mar rise, if any, will be small

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 16, 1966, covering March 18, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Ballads Of The Green Berets by SSgt Barry Sadler

    Ballads Of The Green Berets

    SSgt Barry Sadler

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    45
  3. 3
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23
  4. 4
    Album cover for Rubber Soul by The Beatles

    Rubber Soul

    The Beatles

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
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    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    53

Notable Births

Jerry Cantrell

1966Jerry Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains. The band rose to international fame in the early 1990s during Seattle's grunge movement and is known for its distinctive vocal style and the harmonized vocals between Cantrell and Layne Staley.

Peter Jones (entrepreneur)

1966Peter Jones, English businessman[†]

Peter David Jones is an English entrepreneur, businessman, investor, and reality television personality, with interests in mobile phones, television, media, leisure, retail, publishing and property. He is the last remaining original investor on the BBC One series Dragons' Den, and has appeared on other television programmes with similar formats including Shark Tank in the United States.

1966Brian Watts, Canadian golfer[†]

Brian Peter Watts is an American professional golfer.

Historical Events

United Arab Airlines Flight 749

1966United Arab Airlines Flight 749 crashes on approach to Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, killing 30 people.[†]

United Arab Airlines Flight 749 was a scheduled international passenger flight on 18 March 1966 that crashed while attempting to land in Cairo, Egypt. All thirty passengers and crew on board were killed.

Historical Context for March 18, 1966

In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]