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Thursday, May 11, 1961
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The Headlines
Javits Bars Mayoral Race; G.O.P. Leaders Acquiesce; Senator Meets Governor -- Cites Importance of Work on World Issues JAVITS ROLES OUT RACE FOR MAYOR
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Runaway
Del Shannon
#1 at the box office
The Absent-Minded Professor
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Salvador Dalí (1904)
- Richard Feynman (1918)
- Camilo José Cela (1916)
- Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930)
- Antony Hewish (1924)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
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
23,766 days ago
(65 years, 41 days)