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Monday, September 12, 1966

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The Headlines

CITY'S POOR EXCEL IN LEADING POOR; Ran More Than Half of 332 Summer Programs, With 50 to Be Continued Some Will Continue City's Poor Excel in Leading the Poor $400,000 Now Available Conflict Between Officials A Showcase Project Cynicism of the Slums Building Confidence Back to School Some Are Afraid

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

You Can't Hurry Love

The Supremes

#1 at the box office

The Sound of Music

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

21,816 days ago

(59 years, 281 days)