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Wednesday, April 7, 1965

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The Headlines

AIR STRIKES SPUR SAIGON'S MORALE; Its Troops Also Reported to Be Raising Effectiveness -- Red Attacks Rise Again AIR STRIKES SPUR SAIGON'S MORALE

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I'm Telling You Now

Freddie and the Dreamers

The must-have

Operation

On This Day

  • Representatives of the National Congress of American Indians testify before members of the US Senate in Washington, D.C., against the termination of the Colville tribe.

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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

22,339 days ago

(61 years, 74 days)