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Wednesday, April 17, 1963
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The Headlines
U.S. STEEL RAISES PRICES BY $4.85, BREAKING'58 LINE; Increases Are 'Selective'-- Other Concerns Also Act, Citing Drop in Profits Inland Cities Profits Lag Armco on the Bandwagon U.S.STEEL RAISES PRICES BY $4.85 Rising Costs Are Cited
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Birds
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
You Share a Birthday With
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916)
- J. P. Morgan (1837)
- William Holden (1918)
- Sean Bean (1959)
- Thornton Wilder (1897)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
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
23,060 days ago
(63 years, 65 days)