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Monday, June 21, 1965

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The Headlines

POLICE WILL FIGHT CIVIL REVIEW UNIT; Public Will Be Asked to Sign Petitions Against Proposal in Council POLICE WILL FIGHT CIVIL REVIEW UNIT

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

The must-have

Operation

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Hippie

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Surfer

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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

22,265 days ago

(61 years, 0 days)