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Friday, August 2, 1963
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The Headlines
CON EDISON SEEKS 5% RATE RISE HERE EFFECTIVE OCT. 1; Increase, for Westchester Also, Would Yield Extra 14 Million Net Yearly
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cleopatra †
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
You Share a Birthday With
- Shimon Peres (1923)
- Peter O'Toole (1932)
- Isabel Allende (1942)
- James Baldwin (1924)
- Jorge Rafael Videla (1925)
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
22,953 days ago
(62 years, 323 days)