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Friday, April 19, 1968
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The Headlines
$25-MILLION PRICE ON THE NAVY YARD AGREED TO BY CITY; Terms for 265-Acre Site in Brooklyn Must Now Be Approved by Congress NAVY YARD TO COST CITY $25-MILLION
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Honey
Bobby Goldsboro
#1 at the box office
The Graduate †
The must-have
Hot Wheels
You Share a Birthday With
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Mswati III (1968)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Mukesh Ambani (1957)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
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
21,231 days ago
(58 years, 61 days)