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Friday, December 29, 1961
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The Headlines
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, 89, Dies On the Birthday of Her Husband; Center of Controversy During President's Illness, When She Was Intermediary Mrs. Wilson Dies at Home in Washington at 89
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Babes in Toyland
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
23,534 days ago
(64 years, 174 days)