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Friday, July 5, 1968
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The Headlines
3-YEAR AID PLAN IN HARLEM URGED BY BUSINESSMEN; Panel of 6 From the Area Stresses Need of Drastic Help After 2-Year Study LONG NEGLECT ASSAILED Mayor Asked to Name Panel to Plan Growth -- More Police Also Sought 3-YEAR AID PLAN URGED IN HARLEM
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
This Guy's in Love with You
Herb Alpert
#1 at the box office
The Odd Couple
The must-have
Hot Wheels
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
21,154 days ago
(57 years, 349 days)