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Monday, February 15, 1965

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The Headlines

TRUCE OBSERVERS IN NORTH VIETNAM ASKED TO DEPART; Request Affects Five Teams Patrolling Major Routes From Chinese Bases HANOI BLAMES AIR RAIDS In Saigon, Phan Huy Quat, Ex-Foreign Aide, Seeks to Form New Cabinet TRUCE OBSERVERS ASKED TO DEPART

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

This Diamond Ring

Gary Lewis & the Playboys

The must-have

Operation

On This Day

  • The maple leaf is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign flag.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1965

  • Get Smart

Tech Check

Supercomputer (CDC 6600), Hypertext & Kevlar.

Cost of Living (1960)

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Gallon of Gas

$0.31

Average Home

$11,900

New Car

$2,600

Time Elapsed

22,391 days ago

(61 years, 126 days)