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Friday, January 26, 1968
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The Headlines
U.S. CALLS 14,787 AIR RESERVISTS; ASKS URGENT U.N. COUNCIL TALK ON 'GRAVE SITUATION' IN KOREA; 28 UNITS INVOLVED Step Held Precaution -- North Korea Calls for 'Punishment' U.S. Orders 14,787 Air Reservists to Active Duty in North Korean Seizure of Ship STEP IS APPRAISED AS PRECAUTIONARY 28 Air Force and Navy Units With 372 Planes Involved -Johnson Sees Top Aides
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)
John Fred and His Playboy Band
#1 at the box office
Valley of the Dolls
The must-have
Hot Wheels
You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas MacArthur (1880)
- Paul Newman (1925)
- José Mourinho (1963)
- Ellen DeGeneres (1958)
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
Computer Mouse (Demo), Boeing 747 & 911 Emergency System.
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
21,315 days ago
(58 years, 145 days)