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Thursday, July 20, 1967

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The Headlines

TROOPERS SEARCH PLAINFIELD HOMES FOR STOLEN GUNS; But House-to-House Hunt Is Ended After Negroes Complain of Damage SOME WEAPONS FOUND Heavily Armed Troopers Act Without Warrants Under Proclamation by Hughes Homes in Plainfield Searched For Stolen Guns by Troopers

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Windy

The Association

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

21,505 days ago

(58 years, 335 days)