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March 14, 1969

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U.S., at Paris Talks, Charges Foe Seeks To Terrorize Nation; Lodge Says Foe Seeks to Terrorize South Vietnam

By Paul Hofmann

US charges enemy troops in S Vietnam seek to terrorize civilian population into submission, 8th session; Lodge does not repeat warnings that continued shellings will draw appropriate response; Tran Buu Kiem warns US against response; he and Xuan Thuy score Nixon; US spokesman says 4-hr session was 'businesslike without amenity'; no sign of progress reptd; N Vietnamese spokesman says he has not read of Laird statement on troops withdrawal, news conf; enemy spokesmen comment on USSR and Chinese support, news confs; spokesmen for all 4 teams evade questions about secret talks; Lodge illus

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U.S. COMBAT DEAD FOR WEEK AT 336; Declines From 453 at Start of Offensive in Vietnam -Enemy Toll Is Down

By Terence Smith

US command announces 336 Amer soldiers killed during 2d wk of offensive, 1,694 wounded; 259 S Vietnamese soldiers killed, 4,063 enemy killed; figures, when compared to 1st wk, said to indicate that enemy is succeeding in principal objective of causing disproportionately high Amer casualties; 72 civilians killed, 203 wounded during 2d wk; 12 enemy soldiers killed in clash near Hue, 17 killed in Mekong Delta; action in other areas reptd

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 12, 1969, covering March 14, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    Glen Campbell

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  2. 2
    Album cover for Goodbye by Cream

    Goodbye

    Cream

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Beatles [White Album] by The Beatles

    The Beatles [White Album]

    The Beatles

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Greatest Hits by The Association

    Greatest Hits

    The Association

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for Ball by Iron Butterfly

    Ball

    Iron Butterfly

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)

1969Larry Johnson, American basketball player and actor[†]

Larry Demetric Johnson is an American former professional basketball player who spent his career as a power forward with the Charlotte Hornets and the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An NCAA champion and two-time NBA All-Star, Johnson is a member of the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame and College Basketball Hall of Fame. Johnson won a version of national player of the year at the high school, junior college, and NCAA Division I levels.

Notable Deaths

Ben Shahn

1969Ben Shahn, Lithuanian-American painter, illustrator, and educator (born 1898)[†]

Ben Shahn was an American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content.

Historical Context for March 14, 1969

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