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Monday, August 19, 1968

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The Headlines

DEMOCRATIC UNIT LAYS RACIAL BIAS TO MISSISSIPPIANS; Finding May Insure Seating of Integrated Rebels at Convention in Chicago RATIFICATION IS AWAITED Major Clash Is Developing on Proper Way to Handle the Credentials Issue Democratic Unit Charges Bias To Regulars From Mississippi

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

People Got to Be Free

The Rascals

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

21,109 days ago

(57 years, 304 days)