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Thursday, September 7, 1961
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The Headlines
G.M. WAGE ACCORD AVERTS WALKOUT; 6-CENT RAISE DUE; 'Ford Is Next,' Reuther Says -- Agreement Reached After Night of Talks Negotiators for Company and Union G.M. Pay Accord Averts Strike; Auto Workers Win 6-Cent Rise
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Michael
The Highwaymen
#1 at the box office
Come September
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
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
23,648 days ago
(64 years, 288 days)