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Monday, March 20, 1967

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The Headlines

WEALTHY NEGROES FORM NEW GROUP FOR LEGAL RIGHTS; Plan to Raise Million a Year From 1,000 in U.S. to Aid Fight on Discrimination A 'BREAKTHROUGH' SEEN U.S. Civil Rights Movement Broadened by Enlistment of Negro Upper Class

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Happy Together

The Turtles

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

21,628 days ago

(59 years, 93 days)