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Friday, August 10, 1962
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The Headlines
BUDGET DIRECTOR ASSAYS A TAX CUT; Bell Says It Could Produce Deficit or Lead to Surplus BUDGET DIRECTOR AS SAYS A TAX CUT
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Neil Sedaka
#1 at the box office
That Touch of Mink
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Herbert Hoover (1874)
- Juan Manuel Santos (1951)
- Antonio Banderas (1960)
- Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
- Jorge Amado (1912)
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
23,311 days ago
(63 years, 316 days)