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Tuesday, May 1, 1962
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The Headlines
RUSK TO CONSULT ALLIES ON TERMS FOR BERLIN PACT; Hopes to Reach Agreement at NATO Parley in Athens on East German Status BRITAIN BACKS THE U. S. Paris and Bonn to Be Asked for Support in Meeting New Soviet Proposals Joint View Emerges Trade Ties Already Exist RUSK TO CONSULT ALLIES ON BERLIN
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Soldier Boy
The Shirelles
#1 at the box office
West Side Story
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769)
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852)
- Joseph Addison (1672)
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881)
- Joseph Heller (1923)
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
23,411 days ago
(64 years, 51 days)