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Tuesday, September 13, 1966

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The Headlines

Senate to Vote Tomorrow On Ending Rights Debate; Mansfield Files a Closure Petition With 17 Signatures Little Chance Is Seen for Success of Antifilibuster Move MANSFIELD SETS VOTE ON CLOSURE

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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

21,815 days ago

(59 years, 280 days)