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Monday, August 18, 1969
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The Headlines
BELFAST REJECTS A COALITION RULE; CRITICIZES DUBLIN; Reforms in Civil Rights for Catholics Will Proceed, Prime Minister Says ULSTER'S CAPITAL CALM Chichester-Clark Decries Troop Moves in South -U.N. Meeting Is Asked Belfast Rejects a Coalition Rule; Criticizes Dublin
Read in The New York Times →World Mood
#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones
#1 at the box office
Goodbye, Columbus
$681,200
The must-have
Nerf Ball
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
20,745 days ago
(56 years, 305 days)