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Friday, April 28, 1961

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The Headlines

KENNEDY CONFERS ON ACTION IN LAOS IF TRUCE BID FAILS; Meets Advisers and Leaders From Congress to Study Ways to Counter Reds SITUATION CALLED GRIM Aid to Other Asian Nations Weighed at Two Sessions Held in White House KENNEDY CONFERS ON ACTION IN LAOS

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Runaway

Del Shannon

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

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Catchphrases of 1961

  • Ask not what your country can do for you

Tech Check

Space Capsule (Vostok/Mercury), Electric Toothbrush & Industrial Robots (Unimate).

Cost of Living (1960)

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Gallon of Gas

$0.31

Average Home

$11,900

New Car

$2,600

Time Elapsed

23,779 days ago

(65 years, 54 days)