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Wednesday, December 7, 1966

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The Headlines

JOHNSON TO SEEK $9-BILLION MORE FOR VIETNAM WAR; Funds Would Raise Defense Budget to $67-Billion in Current Fiscal Year TAX OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN McNamara Confirms Soviet Is Planning More Missiles Than U.S. Expected Johnson to Ask $9-Billion More For War in Current Fiscal Year

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Good Vibrations

The Beach Boys

#1 at the box office

The Professionals

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

21,730 days ago

(59 years, 195 days)