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Wednesday, November 30, 1966

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The Headlines

23 SAFETY RULES FOR ALL '68 CARS DRAFTED BY U.S.; Proposed Standards Listed for Auto Leaders by Head of New Traffic Agency SOME ALREADY IN USE Industry Can Ask Changes --Final Requirements to Be Issued on Jan.31

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Winchester Cathedral

The New Vaudeville Band

#1 at the box office

The Professionals

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

  • Decolonization: Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

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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

21,738 days ago

(59 years, 203 days)