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Monday, December 16, 1968

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The Headlines

ARRESTS BY BRAZIL IN POLITICAL CRISIS PUT IN HUNDREDS; Army Censorship Is Imposed on Press, Radio and TV -Leading Figures Held NATION REPORTED CALM Deputy Whose Speech Led to Congressional Defiance Believed Out of Country ARRESTS IN BRAZIL PUT IN HUNDREDS

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Marvin Gaye

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

20,990 days ago

(57 years, 185 days)