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May 19, 1968

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CZECHS REASSURE NATION ON SOVIET; Regime Insists After Talk With Kosygin That Kremlin Shows 'Understanding'

By Tad Szulc

Czech officials reiterate USSR 'understanding' of Czech liberalization after talks with Kosygin; Czech sources hold USSR only recently abandoned possibility of mil intervention in support of conservative counterrevolution after finding lack of popular support for conservatives; E Ger Chmn Ulbricht reptd to have proposed USSR mil role, but proposal had been postponed or dropped at behest of Hungarian party l eader Kadar; Kosygin and Czech leaders reptdly discussed econ ties between 2 nations, current Czech econ lag and request for hard currency loan; Kosygin also said to have sought assurances that party would not be jeopardized

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 15, 1968, covering May 19, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Graduate by Soundtrack

    The Graduate

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

    Bookends

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Birds; The Bees & The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Birds; The Bees & The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    80
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Good; The Bad And The Ugly by Soundtrack

    The Good; The Bad And The Ugly

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    15
  5. 5
    Album cover for Blooming Hits by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

    Blooming Hits

    Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23

Notable Births

Kyle Eastwood

1968Kyle Eastwood, American actor and bass player[†]

Kyle Eastwood is an American jazz bassist and film composer. He studied film at the University of Southern California for two years before embarking on a music career. After becoming a session player in the early 1990s and leading his own quartet, he released his first solo album, From There to Here, in 1998. His album The View From Here was released in 2013 by Jazz Village. In addition to his solo albums, Eastwood has composed music for nine of his father Clint Eastwood's films. Eastwood plays fretted and fretless electric bass guitar and double bass.

Historical Context for May 19, 1968

In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]