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Tuesday, August 29, 1961

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The Headlines

WAGNER PLEDGES NO LET-UP IN WAR AGAINST DE SAPIO; Also Rules Out Reconciliation With Sharkey or Buckley After the Primary MAYOR'S CAMP HOPEFUL He Tours West Side With Lehman -- Buckley Gives His Version of Break WAGNER TO PRESS WAR ON DE SAPIO

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Michael

The Highwaymen

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

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

23,656 days ago

(64 years, 296 days)