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Friday, March 21, 1969
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The Headlines
Rate Rise of $175-Million Asked by Phone Company; Statewide Increase Would Be the First Since '57 -- Impact Would Depend on Area and Pattern of Billing
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Dizzy
Tommy Roe
#1 at the box office
Funny Girl †
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685)
- Jair Bolsonaro (1955)
- Joseph Fourier (1768)
- Ayrton Senna (1960)
- Gary Oldman (1958)
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
20,895 days ago
(57 years, 90 days)