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Friday, January 10, 1969
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The Headlines
65-MILLION GRANT ALLOTTED TO CITY FOR SLUM PROJECT; Federal Action Is Disclosed at Hearing on Model Cities Program Request Here FULL PLANS REQUIRED Fund Being Held in Reserve for Work in Harlem, South Bronx and Brooklyn $65-MILLION GRANT ALLOTTED TO CITY
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
Bullitt
$415,000
The must-have
Nerf Ball
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
ARPANET (Internet Precursor), Moon Lander & UNIX.
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
20,965 days ago
(57 years, 160 days)