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Saturday, February 10, 1968

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The Headlines

G.I.'S ENTER SAIGON TO HELP ELIMINATE ENEMY HOLDOUTS; Move Seen as Sign of U.S. Dissatisfaction at Pace of Government Effort AIR RAID NEAR HAIPHONG Bombing Appears to Signal End of Month-Long Curb on Attacks in North U.S. Combat Troops Enter Saigon to Help Government Clear the City of Vietcong HAIPHONG AIR BASE IS RAIDED BY JETS Bombing Appears to Signal End of Month-Long Curb on Attacks in North

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Love is Blue

Paul Mauriat

The must-have

Hot Wheels

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1968

  • Sock it to me!

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

21,300 days ago

(58 years, 130 days)