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Thursday, January 6, 1966

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The Headlines

Baker Indicted for Fraud And Evading Income Tax; Ex-Senate Aide Is Accused of Receiving $137,000 Under False Pretenses-- Lying Laid to Ex-Nevada Official Baker Is Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Fraud and Evasion of Income Taxes EX-NEVADA AIDE IS ALSO CHARGED Justice Department Informs Johnson of Action Against Ex-Senate Employe

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

We Can Work It Out

The Beatles

The must-have

Twister

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1966

  • Beam me up, Scotty

Tech Check

Fiber Optics, Handheld Calculator Concept & Fuel Injection.

Cost of Living (1960)

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Gallon of Gas

$0.31

Average Home

$11,900

New Car

$2,600

Time Elapsed

22,065 days ago

(60 years, 165 days)