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February 19, 1969

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Headlines from February 19, 1969

LAIRD HINTS TEST OF DRAFT LOTTERY BEFORE WAR ENDS; Says Overhaul of Military Pay Is Also Part of Drive to End 'Inequities' HE PLANS VIETNAM TOUR Packard Asserts Services' Starting Salaries Should Compete With Civilians' LAIRD HINTS TEST OF DRAFT LOTTERY

By William Beecherspecial To the New York Times

Laird and Deputy Sec Packard say they will offer better plan for Sentinel deployment than that offered by Johnson Adm, news conf; statement seen indication that focus of Adm studies is on form of deloyment rather than on whether to deploy system

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 19, 1969, covering February 19, 1969.

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

    The Beatles [White Album]

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    Glen Campbell

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  3. 3
    Album cover for Yellow Submarine by The Beatles

    Yellow Submarine

    The Beatles

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for TCB by Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations

    TCB

    Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Greatest Hits by The Association

    Greatest Hits

    The Association

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Burton C. Bell

1969Burton C. Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Burton Christopher Bell is an American musician. He is best known as the co-founder and former frontman of the industrial metal band Fear Factory. Until 2021 he was the only member to perform on all of the band's albums. His singing style mixes clean and shouted vocals with death growls.

1969Helena Guergis, Canadian businesswoman and politician[†]

Helena C. Guergis, is a Canadian politician of Assyrian descent. She represented the Ontario riding of Simcoe—Grey in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011, and was appointed Minister of State on October 30, 2008, following the October 14, 2008 Canadian federal election. Soon after starting her parliamentary career, she became involved in several controversial situations, and these increased with time in both number and severity.

Notable Deaths

Madge Blake

1969Madge Blake, American actress (born 1899)[†]

Madge Blake was an American character actress best remembered for her role as Larry Mondello's mother, Margaret Mondello, on the CBS/ABC sitcom Leave It to Beaver, as Flora MacMichael on the ABC/CBS sitcom The Real McCoys, and as Aunt Harriet Cooper in 96 episodes of ABC's Batman. Gene Kelly had a special affection for her and included her in each of his films following her role in An American in Paris.

Historical Context for February 19, 1969

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