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Wednesday, January 10, 1962
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The Headlines
DEMOCRATS SEEK TO REAPPORTION SEATS IN ALBANY; Amendment Is Asked to End Unequal Representation for Populous Counties 'Public Pressure' Needed Formula Is Cited DEMOCRATS SEEK NEW DISTRICTING Compensation Inquiry Asked
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The Twist
Chubby Checker
#1 at the box office
Flower Drum Song
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
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
23,522 days ago
(64 years, 162 days)