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Tuesday, August 28, 1962
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The Headlines
BLUE SHIELD RISE ON NOV. 1 PUT OFF; State's Views on Contracts Involving 3 Million Persons Are Cited for the Delay Blue Shield Postpones Its Plan To Raise Costs for 3,000,000
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Sheila
Tommy Roe
#1 at the box office
The Music Man
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749)
- David Fincher (1962)
- Ivo Josipović (1957)
- Paul Martin (1938)
- Ai Weiwei (1957)
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
23,292 days ago
(63 years, 297 days)