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March 12, 1967

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Headlines from March 12, 1967

SEVERE DROUGHT A MOUNTING PERIL TO WINTER WHEAT; Growers Fear March Winds in Kansas and Oklahoma Will Ruin Entire Crop RESERVE SUPPLY DROPS Expected to Shrink by July 1 to the 'Hazardous' Level of 400 Million Bushels Drought a Peril to Winter Wheat Crop

By Douglas E. Kneeland Special To the New York Times

Drought threatens much of winter wheat crop; drop in reserves to below 400-million-bu level held by Sec Freeman as 'hazardous' seen possible by July; some farmers, mostly in Kansas, threaten to plow under crops planted under allotment rise to protest low prices

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 8, 1967, covering March 12, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for More Of The Monkees by The Monkees

    More Of The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Between The Buttons by The Rolling Stones

    Between The Buttons

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23
  4. 4
    Album cover for SRO by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    SRO

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    14
  5. 5
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    52

Notable Births

Julio Dely Valdés

1967Julio Dely ValdĂ©s, Panamanian footballer and manager[†]

Julio César Dely Valdés is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a twin brother of Jorge Dely Valdés and younger brother of Armando Dely Valdés.

Historical Events

Suharto

1967Suharto takes power from Sukarno when the People's Consultative Assembly inaugurate him as Acting President of Indonesia.[†]

Suharto was an Indonesian military officer and politician, and dictator, who was the second and longest serving president of Indonesia, serving from 1967 to 1998. His 32 years rule, characterised as authoritarian and kleptocratic, was marked by widespread corruption, political repression, and human rights abuses. Suharto's regime ultimately collapsed in 1998 amid mass protests, violent unrest, and the fallout of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, leading to his resignation.

Historical Context for March 12, 1967

In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]