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Saturday, February 19, 1966

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The Headlines

MAYOR TO WARN ALBANY OF NEED FOR TAX POWERS; City Faces 'Financial Chaos' if Package Isn't Voted, Lindsay Will Assert ARGUMENT IS PREPARED City Hall Disputes Report Presentation of Program Is Behind Schedule Lindsay Is Warning Legislature On City's Need for Tax Power

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Lightnin' Strikes

Lou Christie

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

22,021 days ago

(60 years, 121 days)