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Thursday, March 28, 1968

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The Headlines

TAX BILL DELAYED AS SENATE BACKS TEXTILE QUOTAS; Dirksen Loses in Appeal to Speed Excise Levies as Import Curbs Are Voted WOOLENS ARE AFFECTED Study of Income Surcharge and Spending Cut Slowed by Talk on Amendments TAX BILL DELAYED IN SENATE DEBATE

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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

21,253 days ago

(58 years, 83 days)