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Friday, May 20, 1966
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The Headlines
ALL APRIL INDEXES SHOW SLOWDOWN IN ECONOMIC BOOM; Drops in Housing Starts and Orders to Manufacturers Round Out the Picture TAX RISE NEED IS EASED But an Increase in Spending for Vietnam War Could Renew the Pressures
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Monday, Monday
The Mamas & the Papas
#1 at the box office
The Sound of Music
The must-have
Twister
You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Cher (1946)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
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
21,931 days ago
(60 years, 31 days)