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Thursday, March 22, 1962
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The Headlines
FILIBUSTER NEARS IN POLL-TAX FIGHT; Southern Senators Talk On in Resistance to Repeal-- Vote Not Yet in Sight FILIBUSTER NEARS IN POLL-TAX FIGHT
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Hey! Baby
Bruce Channel
#1 at the box office
West Side Story
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Robert Millikan (1868)
- Wilhelm I (1797)
- Anthony van Dyck (1599)
- Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459)
- Ulugh Beg (1394)
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
23,451 days ago
(64 years, 91 days)