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Monday, February 24, 1964

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The Headlines

CORE TO INTENSIFY DRIVE TO REGISTER NEGROES IN SOUTH; Plans Immediate Action in Mississippi and Louisiana on Assistance to Voters; N.A.A.C.P. DOUBTS NEED; Move to Send an Interracial Delegation to Conventions Is Also Under Attack

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The must-have

G.I. Joe

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1964

  • I want to hold your hand

Tech Check

BASIC Programming Language, IBM System/360 & Word Processor.

Cost of Living (1960)

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Gallon of Gas

$0.31

Average Home

$11,900

New Car

$2,600

Time Elapsed

22,747 days ago

(62 years, 117 days)