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Thursday, August 2, 1962
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The Headlines
Kennedy Prods Congress On Stand-By Tax Powers; Notes That Authority Would Permit Him to Act as Economic Situation Required --Defers Decision on Reduction KENNEDY RENEWS TAX-POWER PLEA
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Shimon Peres (1923)
- Peter O'Toole (1932)
- Isabel Allende (1942)
- James Baldwin (1924)
- Jorge Rafael Videla (1925)
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
23,318 days ago
(63 years, 323 days)