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Monday, September 23, 1968

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The Headlines

TALKS BROKEN OFF IN SCHOOL CRISIS; NEW DELAYS SEEN; Meeting Ends in Dispute on Validity of the Agreement Ending Earlier Walkout OLIVER SEES AN 'INSULT' Head of Ocean Hill Board Says He Opposes City's Compromise Plan City and Teachers Break Off Talks on Strike After Half Hour as 2-Day Holiday Begins

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Hey Jude

The Beatles

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

21,074 days ago

(57 years, 269 days)