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Monday, June 6, 1966
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The Headlines
CITY SCHOOLS ASK A RECORD OUTLAY FOR CONSTRUCTION; $271.9-Million Fund Sought for 43 New Buildings and Work on 74 Projects PLAN CALLED REALISTIC 6-Year Need Estimated at $1.345-Billion System Revamping Is Factor CITY SCHOOLS ASK A RECORD OUTLAY
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Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones
#1 at the box office
Doctor Zhivago
The must-have
Twister
On This Day
March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Pushkin (1799)
- Diego Velázquez (1599)
- Thomas Mann (1875)
- Sukarno (1901)
- Pierre Corneille (1606)
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
21,914 days ago
(60 years, 14 days)