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July 22, 1969

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Headlines from July 22, 1969

HOUSE UNIT BACKS CUT IN ALLOWANCE FOR OIL DEPLETION; Ways and Means Committee Asks Reduction to 20%, to Raise Industry Taxes

By Edwin L. Dale Jr

HR com votes 18-7 to reduce oil depletion allowance from 27.5% to 20%; votes to reduce allowance for most other minerals; confirms earlier tentative decisions to tighten tax treatment of oil indus practices that stemmed from depletion allowance; Vanik hails move; Long opposition to change in present tax treatment of oil seen making Sen passage of changes uncertain; Repr Bush holds tax incentives are needed for oil and gas exploration; com reptdly would also abolish depletion allowance for foreign oil production of US cos; Texaco Inc holds 27.5% allowance is needed

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 16, 1969, covering July 22, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Hair by Original Cast Recording

    Hair

    Original Cast Recording

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    51
  2. 2
    Album cover for Romeo & Juliet (1969) by Soundtrack

    Romeo & Juliet (1969)

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    24
  3. 3
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    25
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Age Of Aquarius by The 5th Dimension

    The Age Of Aquarius

    The 5th Dimension

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for This Is Tom Jones by Tom Jones

    This Is Tom Jones

    Tom Jones

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Rebecca Kiessling

1969Rebecca Kiessling, American attorney and anti-abortion activist[†]

Rebecca Kiessling is an American anti-abortion activist and attorney. Her advocacy is focused on criminalizing abortion, including in the case of pregnancy from rape.

Despina Vandi

1969Despina Vandi, German-Greek singer and actress[†]

Despina Malea, known as Despina Vandi, is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old.

Historical Context for July 22, 1969

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