Sunday, June 22, 1969

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The Headlines

PROCACCINO PLANS TO DECENTRALIZE DRIVE FOR MAYOR; Big Over-All Headquarters to Be Avoided in Favor of 5 Borough-Level Offices

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet

Henry Mancini

#1 at the box office

$476,500

The must-have

Nerf Ball

On This Day

• The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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You Share a Birthday With

• AD 1000 (1000)
• Meryl Streep (1949)
• Erich Maria Remarque (1898)
• Dan Brown (1964)
• Giuseppe Mazzini (1805)

Slang

Tech Check

ARPANET (Internet Precursor), Moon Lander & UNIX.

Cost of Living (1960)