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August 19, 1966

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Headlines from August 19, 1966

PRESIDENT'S PANEL URGES FLEXIBILITY ON PAY AND PRICES; Report Stresses the Need for Voluntary Restraints to Discourage Inflation REGULAR STUDIES ASKED Unit on Labor-Management Policy Proposes Meetings With Economic Advisers FLEXIBILITY ASKED ON PAY AND PRICES

By David R. Jones Special To the New York Times

Pres Advisory Com on Labor-Mgt Policy urges maximum effort to restrain unjustified wage rises but calls for more flexible wage-price policies, rept to Pres Johnson; opposes applying rigid formula to all wage decisions; cites '62 Econ Advisers Council annual rept which held guideposts as gen guide, not arbitrary rule

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 17, 1966, covering August 19, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Yesterday And Today by The Beatles

    Yesterday And Today

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Aftermath by The Rolling Stones

    Aftermath

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for What Now My Love by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    What Now My Love

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  4. 4
    Album cover for Strangers In Night by Frank Sinatra

    Strangers In Night

    Frank Sinatra

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    23

Notable Births

Lee Ann Womack

1966Lee Ann Womack, American singer-songwriter[†]

Lee Ann Womack is an American singer and songwriter. She has charted 23 times on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs charts; her highest peaking single there is her crossover signature song, "I Hope You Dance". Five of her singles made top 10 on the country music charts of the defunct RPM magazine in Canada.

Historical Context for August 19, 1966

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