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Tuesday, December 24, 1968
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The Headlines
DANCER'S IMAGE WINNER OF DERBY; But Board Upholds Ruling to Strip Colt of First Money Owner of Dancer's Image Discusses Kentucky Ruling Dancer's Image, Stripped of First Money, Declared Official Derby Winner APPEAL IS LIKELY ON PURSE RULING Board Upholds Stewards in Awarding $122,600 First Prize to Forward Pass
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Marvin Gaye
#1 at the box office
Candy
The must-have
Hot Wheels
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
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
20,983 days ago
(57 years, 178 days)