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Saturday, December 15, 1962

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The Headlines

KENNEDY PLEDGES TO PRESS TAX CUT TO SPUR ECONOMY; Says He Will Seek Slashes in 1963 in Corporate and Individual Levies TALKS TO BUSINESSMEN Asserts Plan Would Increase Spending and Thus Serve as Aid to Industry Tests Are Set Forth KENNEDY PLEDGES TO PRESS TAX CUT Differs with Rockefeller

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Big Girls Don't Cry

The Four Seasons

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

23,184 days ago

(63 years, 189 days)