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Tuesday, April 23, 1968

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The Headlines

CLIFFORD EXPECTS SAIGON TO TAKE ON MORE OF FIGHTING; Tells News Executives Here That the South Vietnamese Have Acquired Capacity SOME PEACE HOPE SEEN Defense Chief Asserts That if Hanoi Chooses to Fight, Victory Will Elude It CLIFFORD EXPECTS NEW SAIGON ROLE

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Honey

Bobby Goldsboro

The must-have

Hot Wheels

On This Day

  • Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.

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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

21,227 days ago

(58 years, 57 days)