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Thursday, December 21, 1967

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The Headlines

MARCUS PARTNER IN LONDON FILED FIRST COMPLAINT; He Notified Hogan's Office Last Spring, but Charge Remains Undisclosed MEETINGS ARE RECALLED 3 Say Marcus Arranged to Have 4 Indicted With Him Talk to Commissioners No Ventures Undertaken MARCUS PARTNER FILED COMPLAINT

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Daydream Believer

The Monkees

The must-have

Battleship

On This Day

  • Louis Washkansky, the first man to undergo a human-to-human heart transplant, dies in Cape Town, South Africa, having lived for 18 days after the transplant.

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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

21,352 days ago

(58 years, 182 days)