Monday, July 24, 1967

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The Headlines

BOYCOTT OF SPORTS BY NEGROES ASKED; Black Power Parley Also Calls for Removal of All Unsympathetic Politicians

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Light My Fire

The Doors

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Battleship

On This Day

• During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ("Long live free Quebec!"); the statement angered the Canadian government and many Anglophone Canadians.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Simón Bolívar (1783)
• Alexandre Dumas (1802)
• Amelia Earhart (1897)
• Henrik Pontoppidan (1857)
• Robert Graves (1895)

Slang

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)