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Monday, May 25, 1964

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The Headlines

U.S.FINDS UNIONS GAINING MEMBERS, REVERSING TREND; An Increase of 283,000 to 16,586,000 in '62 Alters a Five­Year Pattern; FEDERAL AIDES ENROLL; But Factory Roster Is Down —Only a Slight Rise Noted in White‐Collar Field

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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

22,656 days ago

(62 years, 26 days)