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Sunday, June 30, 1963

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The Headlines

U.S. CONSIDERING CUT IN ITS OUTPUT OF ATOMIC ARMS; Growing Number Assigned to Forces Raises Fear of Accidental Explosion PLANTS MAY BE CLOSED Arsenal Believed Equal to Possible Military Needs, and Perhaps Excessive Cites 'Growing Concern' Discussion Embarrassing U.S. WEIGHS SLASE IN A-ARMS OUTPUT Secrecy Dropped Long-Term Guide Sought Question of 'Overkill' Plutonium Output Unabated

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The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

On This Day

  • Ciaculli bombing: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.

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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

22,986 days ago

(62 years, 356 days)