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Monday, September 15, 1969
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The Headlines
CITY SEES SAVING IN WELFARE COSTS; Expects $3-Million to Cover Police Overtime -- Crime Rate Down 2.7% in July City Sees a Saving on Welfare Paying for Extra Police Patrols
Read in The New York Times →World Mood
#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Sugar, Sugar
The Archies
#1 at the box office
True Grit
$531,500
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
20,717 days ago
(56 years, 277 days)