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Saturday, November 16, 1968

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The Headlines

OCEAN HILL HIRING OF ITS PRINCIPALS IS RULED ILLEGAL; Teachers and Supervisors Supporting the Strike Hail 3-2 Appellate Decision CITY BOARD TO APPEAL Albany Panel Interviewing Key Figures in Dispute -- Talks Due Here Today PRINCIPALS RULED ILLEGALLY NAMED

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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

21,021 days ago

(57 years, 216 days)