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Wednesday, June 16, 1965
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The Headlines
FULBRIGHT URGES A HOLDING ACTION IN VIETNAM WAR; Says U.S. Must Stay Till Reds Realize Cause Is Hopeless and Agree to Negotiate WITHDRAWAL IS OPPOSED Senator Also Rules Out Any Escalation -- Sees Need for Concession on Each Side FULBRIGHT URGES A HOLDING ACTION
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
Four Tops
#1 at the box office
The Sound of Music
The must-have
Operation
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
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
22,269 days ago
(61 years, 4 days)