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Wednesday, March 20, 1968

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The Headlines

HOUSE PANEL BARS QUICK RIGHTS VOTE ASKED BY JOHNSON; Rules Committee Postpones Action for Three Weeks on Controversial Bill DELAY SEEN AS CRUCIAL Leaders Hoped for Approval on Floor Before Dr. King Opens Protest April 22 HOUSE PANEL BARS QUICK RIGHTS VOTE

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

Otis Redding

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

21,261 days ago

(58 years, 91 days)