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Saturday, October 19, 1968

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The Headlines

PARENTS SMASH WINDOWS, DOORS TO OPEN SCHOOLS; Nonstriking Teachers Join Them When Custodians Support the Walkout MOST BUILDINGS CLOSED Labor Council Asks Panel of 'Mediators' to Quit -Travia Holds Parley Parents and Teachers Smash Windows and Force Doors to Open Some Schools 2 UNIONS RESPECT U.F.T. PICKET LINE Custodians and Mechanics Keep Most of the Buildings Closed in Walkout

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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

21,048 days ago

(57 years, 243 days)