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Wednesday, February 5, 1969
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The Headlines
SPECULATIVE BAN IMPOSED BY AMEX; Members May Not Trade in 103 Volatile Issues for Their Own Accounts SPECULATIVE BAN IMPOSED BY AMEX
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
- Charlotte Rampling (1946)
- William S. Burroughs (1914)
- Robert Peel (1788)
- Robert Hofstadter (1915)
- Gheorghe Hagi (1965)
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
20,939 days ago
(57 years, 134 days)