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Thursday, March 3, 1966

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The Headlines

U.S. RELAXES CURB ON INDIA,PAKISTAN; 'Nonlethal' Military Aid to Both Will Be Resumed in Light of Disengagement U.S. RELAXES CURB ON MILITARY HELP

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Ballad of the Green Berets

SSgt Barry Sadler

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

22,009 days ago

(60 years, 109 days)