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February 19, 1970

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Headlines from February 19, 1970

BRANDT PROPOSES TALKS WITH STOPH IN MONTH ON TIES

By David Binder Special to The New York Times

Brandt notifies Stoph that he is willing to meet with him in E Berlin on any day between Mar 9 and Mar 22; says he regards meeting solely as means of determining whether 2 Govts can overcome hostility and find common ground for agreement; says he will not accept preconditions; holds 2d meeting should take place in Bonn; Ahlers says W Ger Cabinet and Western allies backed message, news conf; holds Brandt feels 'treaty agreement' should be end result and not starting point of negotiations; E Ger officials confirm receipt of offer; charge W Ger seeks to avoid 'basic question of securing peace'

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PANETTA'S OUSTER LINKED TO POLICY

By John Herbers Special to The New York Times

Article on Panetta ouster notes his anger, which was expressed at news confs, over Adm repudiation of HEW policy and blames his resignation on Adm shift to support Stennis amendment; ouster is considered blow to Sec Finch as another loss in his series of battles against conservatives in Adm; also linked to Sen Ribicoff's shift to support Stennis amendment, which apparently caused Adm to change its mind; Panetta's liberal stand on segregation revd

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SOVIET IS WARNED ON CONFRONTATION

By Peter Grose Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18— President Nixon cautioned the Soviet Union today against any attempts to manipulate Middle Eastern tensions for its own great‐power interests.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 18, 1970, covering February 19, 1970.

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    Album cover for Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin

    Led Zeppelin II

    Led Zeppelin

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
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    Album cover for Abbey Road by The Beatles

    Abbey Road

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
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    19
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    Album cover for Tom Jones Live In Las Vegas by Tom Jones

    Tom Jones Live In Las Vegas

    Tom Jones

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    15
  4. 4
    Album cover for Willy And The Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Willy And The Poor Boys

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
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    11
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    Album cover for Engelbert Humperdinck by Engelbert Humperdinck

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Joacim Cans

1970Joacim Cans, Swedish singer-songwriter[†]

Joacim Cans is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead vocalist of power metal band HammerFall. He is the only member aside from founder and guitarist Oscar Dronjak to appear on all of the band's albums.

Verena Nussbaum

1970Verena Nussbaum, Austrian politician[†]

Verena Nussbaum is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Greater Graz since November 2017.

Bellamy Young

1970Bellamy Young, American actress[†]

Bellamy Young is an American actress, producer and singer best known as Melody "Mellie" Grant on Scandal (2012–18), for which she won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2014. She also starred in Prodigal Son (2019–21).

Notable Deaths

Ralph Flanders

1970Ralph Edward Flanders, US Senator from Vermont (born 1890)[†]

Ralph Edward Flanders was an American mechanical engineer, industrialist and politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Vermont. He grew up on subsistence farms in Vermont and Rhode Island and was an apprentice machinist and draftsman before training as a mechanical engineer. He spent five years in New York City as an editor for a machine tool magazine. After moving back to Vermont, he managed and then became president of a successful machine tool company. Flanders used his experience as an industrialist to advise state and national commissions in Vermont, New England and Washington, D.C., on industrial and economic policy. He was president of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank for two years before being elected U.S. Senator from Vermont.

Historical Context for February 19, 1970

In 1970, the world population was approximately 3,694,683,794 people[†]