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Friday, May 18, 1962
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT CALLS TRADE BILL VITAL TO U.S. AND ALLIES; Says Drastic Change Could Undo the Nation's Gains in Building Atlantic Unity HOUSE UNIT LACKS PLAN Upholds Provision Assisting Workers Hurt by Imports Under New Program 1,200 Hear Address Four in Cabinet Speak President Calls Trade Bill Vital To U. S. and Atlantic Alliance Downgrades Labor Effect Sees Losses Outweighed
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
- Pope John Paul II (1920)
- Bertrand Russell (1872)
- Omar Khayyam (1048)
- Nicholas II (1868)
- Walter Gropius (1883)
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
23,394 days ago
(64 years, 34 days)