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Thursday, January 4, 1962
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The Headlines
WAGNER ORDERS SHOWDOWN TODAY TO END BUS STRIKE; Says City Hall Meeting Will Be Lines' Last Chance to Retain 21 Franchises 'Put Up or Shut Up' Shuttle Starts Today WAGNER ORDERS A BUS SHOWDOWN Queens Lines Interested Sees no Alternative Fight for Control
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens
#1 at the box office
Flower Drum Song
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Gao Xingjian (1940)
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Brian Josephson (1940)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
Telstar Satellite, LED (Light Emitting Diode) & Compact Cassette.
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
23,528 days ago
(64 years, 168 days)