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Tuesday, August 23, 1966

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The Headlines

'65 Uprising in Indonesia: Study in Red Blundering; Following is the second of a series of four dispatches on Indonesia by The New York Times's chief correspondent in Southeast Asia, who recently traveled through the country. The 1965 Uprising in Indonesia: A Communist Debacle Laid to Blundering

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Summer in the City

The Lovin' Spoonful

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

  • Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon.

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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

21,836 days ago

(59 years, 301 days)