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Sunday, March 14, 1965

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The Headlines

Drain on Silver: A Headache for Mr. X at the Treasury; Successor to Douglas Dillon Must Make Coin Decision Drain on U.S. Silver Will Be a Headache for Dillon's Successor POLICY IS SOUGHT ON COIN CONTENT Problem Has Been Clouded by Gold Situation, but a Day of Decision Looms

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Eight Days a Week

The Beatles

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

22,363 days ago

(61 years, 98 days)