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Friday, February 26, 1965

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The Headlines

THANT IS INFORMED BY HANOI IT BACKS HIS PLAN ON TALKS; U.N. Chief Aware of Support for Informal Discussions When He Urged Them OTHERS GET PROPOSAL He Sent It to U.S., Britain, France and Soviet but Not, Apparently, to Red China THANT INFORMED HANOI BACKS TALK

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

This Diamond Ring

Gary Lewis & the Playboys

The must-have

Operation

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

22,380 days ago

(61 years, 115 days)