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Tuesday, June 1, 1965

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The Headlines

LINDSAY ASSAILED ON QUEENS TOUR; G.O.P. Aide Charges Snub to His Group -- Candidate Barred at Veterans' Rite LINDSAY ASSAILED ON QUEENS TOUR

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Help Me, Rhonda

The Beach Boys

#1 at the box office

The Sound of Music

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

22,284 days ago

(61 years, 19 days)