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Sunday, February 12, 1967

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The Headlines

LINDSAY PROPOSES TO DECENTRALIZE HOSPITAL CONTROL; He Will Ask Albany to Give the Administrators Virtual Autonomy of Operation HIGHER PAY IS PLANNED Many Aides Would Be Taken Off Civil Service Study Assails 'Poor Quality' Lindsay Will Ask Legislature to Decentralize Hospital Control

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Kind of a Drag

The Buckinghams

The must-have

Battleship

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1967

  • Tune in, turn on, drop out

Tech Check

ATM (Cash Machine), Heart Transplant Tech & Dolby Noise Reduction.

Style of 1967

Silhouette: Flowing and bohemian (Hippie)

Material: Tie-dye and hemp

  • Bell bottoms
  • Fringe vests
  • Flower crowns

Cost of Living (1960)

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Gallon of Gas

$0.31

Average Home

$11,900

New Car

$2,600

Time Elapsed

21,663 days ago

(59 years, 128 days)