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Saturday, August 22, 1964

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The Headlines

MANSFIELD SAYS U.S. SHOULD AVOID LONE CONGO ROLE; Senate Majority Chief Ties Major Responsibility to Africans Themselves; HE ASKS BELGIAN HELP; Declares Americans Must Resist the Urge to Solve All World's Problems

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#1 at the box office

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

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

22,567 days ago

(61 years, 302 days)