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Friday, November 23, 1962

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The Headlines

MORE TIME SOUGHT IN LIQUOR INQUIRY; Jury Needs Several Months to Study Mass of Data MORE TIME SOUGHT IN LIQUOR INQUIRY

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Big Girls Don't Cry

The Four Seasons

#1 at the box office

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

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

23,205 days ago

(63 years, 210 days)