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Thursday, March 29, 1962

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The Headlines

KENNEDY RENEWS CAMPAIGN TO END PAYMENTS DEFICIT; Notes Gains, but Stresses Need to Spur Exports and Trim Spending Abroad KENNEDY DECRIES PAYMENTS DEFICIT

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Don't Break the Heart That Loves You

Connie Francis

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

On This Day

  • Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11+1⁄2 day constitutional crisis.

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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

23,444 days ago

(64 years, 84 days)