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Tuesday, August 17, 1965

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The Headlines

U.S. DROPS FIGHT IN U.N. TO COMPEL ALL TO PAY COSTS; Goldberg Says Washington Won't Let Rift on Peace Action Block Assembly CITES MAJORITY'S WISH Reserves Right to Withhold Payments at Future Date if Considered Necessary U.S. DROPS FIGHT ON U.N. ARREARS

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Got You Babe

Sonny & Cher

#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

22,207 days ago

(60 years, 307 days)