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Wednesday, November 17, 1965
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The Headlines
APPEAL BY THANT ON VIETNAM ASKS FOR COMPROMISE; He Says 'Major Concessions' Could Still Bring About Peace Negotiations RECALLS HANOI'S OFFER In Speech Alluding to U.S. Refusal in '64, He Asserts 'Bold Steps' Were Needed THANT IN APPEAL ON VIETNAM WAR
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I Hear a Symphony
The Supremes
#1 at the box office
The Sound of Music
The must-have
Operation
You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Scorsese (1942)
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Cyril Ramaphosa (1952)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Danny DeVito (1944)
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
22,115 days ago
(60 years, 215 days)