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Thursday, November 17, 1966

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The Headlines

BIG POWERS SCORE ISRAELIS FOR RAID; U.N. Action to Bar Further Reprisals Is Urged by U.S., Britain, France and Soviet Preliminary Report Given BIG POWERS SCORE ISRAELIS FOR RAID Statement for France Thant Gives Report

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

You Keep Me Hangin' On

The Supremes

#1 at the box office

The Professionals and Hawaii

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

21,750 days ago

(59 years, 215 days)