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Sunday, November 18, 1962

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The Headlines

WORKERS LEARN GREATER SKILLS; Industrial Retraining Helps Employes Move Along to More Technical Jobs ELECTRONICS IN LEAD Automation Displaces Many People, but the Total Is Expected to Mount Eliminates Jobs WORKERS LEARN GREATER SKILLS Automation Displaces Many Employes, but Job Total Is Expected to Climb Suspicion Noted Displacements Seen

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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

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

23,210 days ago

(63 years, 215 days)