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February 17, 1969

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Headlines from February 17, 1969

6 Months' Notice on Lease Terms Sought by Mayor in Albany Bill; Mayor Seeks 6-Months' Notice on Lease Terms

By Emanuel Perlmutter

Sen Goodman and Assemblyman Hansen, at Lindsay's request, will offer bill to require landlords of uncontrolled apt bldgs to give tenants 6 mos advance notice on terms of new leases; Lindsay says measure will protect tenants from 'last-min, under-the-gun gouging' and will go into effect regardless of whether apts later become controlled; Comr Berman says owners of uncontrolled apts appear to be complying with rent freeze, radio int

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Duke Settlement Reached; Black Studies Program Set; Settlement Reached in Crisis at Duke

By Douglas Robinsonspecial To the New York Times

univ agrees to set up Negro studies program, fall, as part of compromise plan that appears to end campus crisis; program is believed 1st of type at major Southern univ; univ also agrees to let Negro students have their own dormitory and hire Negro adviser; makes no mention of Negro control of new study program; does not give amnesty to students who seized adm bldg; Negro student com agrees to plan, white students vote to end boycott

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 12, 1969, covering February 17, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Beatles [White Album] by The Beatles

    The Beatles [White Album]

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    Glen Campbell

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    3
    Peak
    1
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    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for TCB by Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations

    TCB

    Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations

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    Peak
    1
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    8
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    Album cover for Greatest Hits by The Association

    Greatest Hits

    The Association

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    Peak
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    8
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    Album cover for Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations by Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations

    Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

David Douillet

1969David Douillet, French martial artist and politician[†]

David Donald Hubert Roger Douillet is a French politician and retired judoka.

Vasily Kudinov

1969Vasily Kudinov, Russian handball player (died 2017)[†]

Vasily Kudinov was a Russian handball player, born in Ilyinka, Astrakhan Oblast, Russian SFSR.

Notable Deaths

Berry L. Cannon

1969Berry L. Cannon, American aquanaut (born 1935)[†]

Berry Louis Cannon was an American aquanaut who served on the SEALAB II and III projects of the United States Navy. Cannon died while attempting to repair SEALAB III. A U.S. Navy Board of Inquiry concluded that Cannon died of carbon dioxide poisoning, and that his diving rig's baralyme canister, which should have absorbed the carbon dioxide Cannon exhaled, was empty.

Historical Events

Berry L. Cannon

1969American aquanaut Berry L. Cannon dies of carbon dioxide poisoning while attempting to repair a leak in the SEALAB III underwater habitat. The SEALAB project was subsequently abandoned.[†]

Berry Louis Cannon was an American aquanaut who served on the SEALAB II and III projects of the United States Navy. Cannon died while attempting to repair SEALAB III. A U.S. Navy Board of Inquiry concluded that Cannon died of carbon dioxide poisoning, and that his diving rig's baralyme canister, which should have absorbed the carbon dioxide Cannon exhaled, was empty.

Historical Context for February 17, 1969

In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]