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Wednesday, April 4, 1962
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The Headlines
Arcaro, 46, Retires; A Jockey 31 Years; Arcaro Retires After a Riding Career of 31 Years and $30,039,543 in Purses IN 24,092 RACES, JOCKEY WON 4,779 Arcaro, 5 Times a Winner in Kentucky Derby, Will Join Totalisator Company Continued From Page 1, Col. 2 Slated to Ride Kelso Trained in Tough School Suspended Once for Year
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Johnny Angel
Shelley Fabares
#1 at the box office
West Side Story
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Maya Angelou (1928)
- Andrei Tarkovsky (1932)
- Caracalla (188)
- Marguerite Duras (1914)
- Isoroku Yamamoto (1884)
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
23,438 days ago
(64 years, 78 days)