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Saturday, February 24, 1962
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The Headlines
HOUSE UNIT BACKS NEW WITHHOLDING; Votes to Require Payment of Dividends and Interest Taxes at the Source
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
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
23,478 days ago
(64 years, 118 days)