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Saturday, March 9, 1963

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The Headlines

PRINTERS' UNION AND N.Y. PAPERS REACH AN ACCORD; Major Hurdle Is Cleared in Strike by Acceptance of $12 Wagner Package RETURN STILL WEEK OFF Side Issues and Talks on Other Contracts Remain in the Negotiations Early Resumption Is Urged Terms of Settlement PRINTERS REACH ACCORD IN STRIKE Wirtz Applauds Move No Effect in Cleveland

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#1 at the box office

To Kill a Mockingbird

The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1963

  • I have a dream

Tech Check

Touch-Tone Phone, Computer Mouse (Prototype) & Instant Replay.

Cost of Living (1960)

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Gallon of Gas

$0.31

Average Home

$11,900

New Car

$2,600

Time Elapsed

23,099 days ago

(63 years, 104 days)