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Wednesday, September 7, 1966
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The Headlines
VERWOERD IS SLAIN BY AN ASSASSIN IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN PARLIAMENT; KILLER, WHITE, IS SUBDUED BY M.P.'S; KNIFE IS WEAPON Doctors Are Unable to Save Prime Minister, Stabbed 4 Times Verwoerd Slain by Assassin in South African Parliament; Killer, White, Is Subdued DOCTORS UNABLE TO SAVE PREMIER He Is Stabbed 4 Times by Man Who Felt He Did Too Much for Nonwhites
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
You Can't Hurry Love
The Supremes
#1 at the box office
How to Steal a Million
The must-have
Twister
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
21,821 days ago
(59 years, 286 days)