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On the date

Tuesday, October 1, 1963

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The Headlines

KENNEDY PLEDGES FISCAL AID ABROAD IF RESERVES SAG; But First This Nation Must End Its Payments Deficit, Monetary Parley Is Told 102 COUNTRIES ATTEND World Bank Liberalizes Its Policy on Repayment and Development Loans Loan Policy Liberalized U. S. Pledges Financial Help If Foreign Reserves Run Low Will Protect Dollar Asks Clear Analysis

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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

22,893 days ago

(62 years, 263 days)