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Saturday, August 2, 1969
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The Headlines
TREASURY HAILS HOUSE TAX BILL, BUT ASKS CHANGES; An Alternative Approach to Mining Industry and Oil Operations Suggested EXEMPTION IS OPPOSED Stricter Treatment Sought to Prevent Companies From Escaping Levy Treasury Hails House Tax Bill But Calls for Several Revisions
Read in The New York Times →World Mood
#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
In the Year 2525
Zager and Evans
#1 at the box office
Midnight Cowboy
$550,237
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- Shimon Peres (1923)
- Peter O'Toole (1932)
- Isabel Allende (1942)
- James Baldwin (1924)
- Jorge Rafael Videla (1925)
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
20,761 days ago
(56 years, 321 days)