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Wednesday, January 29, 1969
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The Headlines
U. S. URGES ISRAEL NOT TO RETALIATE AGAINST THE IRAQIS; Demand for Armed Reprisal in Execution of 9 Jews Is Feared in Washington SYMPATHY IS EXPRESSED But Officials Hope to Avoid Retaliatory Cycle and Any Threat to Jarring's Role U,S. URGES ISRAEL NOT TO RETALIATE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Crimson and Clover
Tommy James and the Shondells
#1 at the box office
Funny Girl †
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- Anton Chekhov (1860)
- William McKinley (1843)
- Romain Rolland (1866)
- Oprah Winfrey (1954)
- Abdus Salam (1926)
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
20,947 days ago
(57 years, 142 days)