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Friday, September 23, 1966

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The Headlines

Administration Is Cautious On Prospects for Success; President Declines to Term Proposals 'Important and New,' but Fulbright and Mansfield Are Enthusiastic CAPITAL CAUTIONS ON HOPE FOR PLAN

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Cherish

The Association

#1 at the box office

Doctor Zhivago

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

21,805 days ago

(59 years, 270 days)