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Thursday, February 16, 1967

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The Headlines

SUBSIDIES TO SAVE 20C FARE STUDIED BY CITY AND STATE; New Revenue Source Being Sought in Parleys on a Bill for Legislature SUBSIDIES TO SAVE 20C FARE STUDIED

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Kind of a Drag

The Buckinghams

#1 at the box office

The Bible: In the Beginning...

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

21,659 days ago

(59 years, 124 days)