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Saturday, June 1, 1968

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The Headlines

HUGHES ASKS U.S. FOR DISASTER AID TO FLOODED AREAS; Tells President of 'Severe' Damage and Health Peril in Six Jersey Counties FIVE PERSONS ARE DEAD Drinking-Water Pollution Is Feared -- Traffic Crowded on Inundated Roads HUGHES APPEALS FOR DISASTER AID

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Mrs. Robinson

Simon & Garfunkel

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

21,188 days ago

(58 years, 18 days)