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Saturday, November 17, 1962

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The Headlines

SHIFT BY MOSCOW SAID TO IMPROVE ARMS PACT HOPES; Dean, in U.N., Terms Plan to Allow Limited Number of Missiles 'Interesting' SHIFT BY MOSCOW RAISES ARMS HOPE

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Big Girls Don't Cry

The Four Seasons

#1 at the box office

The Longest Day

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

On This Day

  • President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C., region.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1962

  • Bond. James Bond.

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

23,211 days ago

(63 years, 216 days)