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Saturday, April 20, 1968

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The Headlines

U.S. COURT VOIDS '66 N.M.U. ELECTION THAT CURRAN WON; Backs Dissidents Who Say Rules of Seamen's Union Barred Their Running Court Orders a New N.M.U. Election

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Honey

Bobby Goldsboro

The must-have

Hot Wheels

On This Day

  • English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.

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  • South African Airways Flight 228 crashes near J.G. Strijdom Airport in South West Africa (now Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia), killing 123 people.

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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

21,231 days ago

(58 years, 61 days)