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Tuesday, April 21, 1964

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The Headlines

Meeting of O'Connor With Militant CORE Leaders Ends in Failure; STALL‐IN LEADERS DEFY PLEA TO BAR TIE‐UP TOMORROW; Civil Rights Groups Served With a Court Order After They Rebuff O'Connor; COUNTERPLAN DETAILED; National CORE Considering Protests Atop Unisphere and the Giant Orange

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#1 at the box office

Tom Jones

The must-have

G.I. Joe

On This Day

  • A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95 kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed.

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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

22,690 days ago

(62 years, 60 days)