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Tuesday, June 16, 1964
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The Headlines
DEMOCRATIC GAIN IN STATE IS SEEN; Court Ruling Is Expected to Liberalize Legislature by Shift of Influence
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Carpetbaggers †
The must-have
G.I. Joe
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
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
22,634 days ago
(62 years, 4 days)