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Saturday, October 7, 1961
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT'S AIDE WARNS ON WAGES; Tobin Tells Union Officials Raises Should Be Linked to Productivity Gains Kennedy Aide Cautions Unions On Amount of Wage Demands
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Hit the Road Jack
Ray Charles
#1 at the box office
The Hustler
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
A Douglas Dakota IV operated by Derby Aviation (later renamed to British Midland International) crashes in Canigou, France, killing 34 people.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Vladimir Putin (1952)
- Niels Bohr (1885)
- Heinrich Himmler (1900)
- Desmond Tutu (1931)
- Henry A. Wallace (1888)
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
23,617 days ago
(64 years, 257 days)