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Friday, February 7, 1969

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The Headlines

H.R.A. IS ADOPTING NEW SAFEGUARDS TO PREVENT FRAUD; Ginsberg Outlines Some of 50 Procedures Resulting From U.S. Proposals CHECK SETUP STIFFENED Improvement Sought in All Phases of Management, Administrator Says H. R. A. Adopting Safeguard System

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Crimson and Clover

Tommy James and the Shondells

The must-have

Nerf Ball

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1969

  • That's one small step for man

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

20,937 days ago

(57 years, 132 days)