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Monday, January 22, 1962
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The Headlines
RUSK LINKS HELP TO LATIN NATIONS TO ACTION ON CUBA; Asserts Success of Alliance Rests on Area's Security From Alien Meddlers PARLEY OPENING TODAY Colombia Said to Press at Punta del Este for Break in Ties With Havana RUSK TIES U.S. AID TO ACTION ON CUBA Brazil Seeks Accord
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Peppermint Twist
Joey Dee and the Starliters
#1 at the box office
Flower Drum Song
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Lord Byron (1788)
- Francis Bacon (1561)
- Sergei Eisenstein (1898)
- Antonio Gramsci (1891)
- August Strindberg (1849)
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
23,510 days ago
(64 years, 150 days)