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Sunday, July 8, 1962
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The Headlines
Stahr Says Pentagon Rule Has Been Overcentralized; Voices McNamara Praise but Fears Stifling of Arms Leadership STAHR IS CRITICAL OF PENTAGON RULE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Roses Are Red (My Love)
Bobby Vinton
#1 at the box office
That Touch of Mink
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
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
23,344 days ago
(63 years, 349 days)