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Wednesday, December 27, 1961

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The Headlines

TRANSIT WORKERS TO VOTE ON STRIKE AT MEETING TODAY; Talks to Keep Subway and Bus Systems Running Enter Last 5 Days T.W.U. IN NEW THREAT Plans to Halt All Lines if Private Owners Balk -- Electric Parleys Go On Transit Workers to Vote Today On a New Year's Day Walkout

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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

23,537 days ago

(64 years, 177 days)