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Monday, February 19, 1962
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The Headlines
BELGIANS ERASING ECONOMIC LOSSES; Busy Nation Belies Belief It Is 'Sick Man' of Europe Political Ills Remain They Land on Their Feet Busy Belgians Overcoming Economic Loss NATION IS BELYING 'SICK MAN' IMAGE Recovery Effort Restoring Rank Among Leaders of European Progress Nation's 'Image' Found Worse Than Reality Belgians 'Have Taught Lesson to the World' Lag in Economy Hit Workers Two Ways Reserve of Unemployed Served as Magnet Exports and Imports Run At 40% of Output People Living Well Despite Low Wages
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Duke of Earl
Gene Chandler
#1 at the box office
Lover Come Back
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953)
- Svante Arrhenius (1859)
- Saparmurat Niyazov (1940)
- André Breton (1896)
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
23,482 days ago
(64 years, 122 days)