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Sunday, March 4, 1962

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The Headlines

MAYOR SEES STATE IN RIGHTISTS' GRIP; Charges Rockefeller With Move to Conservatism Urges United Party MAYOR SEES STATE IN RIGHTISTS' GRIP

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Hey! Baby

Bruce Channel

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

On This Day

  • A Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7 crashes shortly after takeoff from Cameroon, killing 111 – the worst crash of a DC-7.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1962

  • Bond. James Bond.

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

23,469 days ago

(64 years, 109 days)