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Friday, December 5, 1969
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The Headlines
11% RAISE AVERTS RAILROAD STRIKE; Shopcraft Unions to Get 7% More in 2d Year of Pact 11% RAISE AVERTS RAILROAD STRIKE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
Steam
#1 at the box office
Paint Your Wagon
$276,900
The must-have
Nerf Ball
You Share a Birthday With
- Walt Disney (1901)
- Martin Van Buren (1782)
- Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927)
- Werner Heisenberg (1901)
- Józef Piłsudski (1867)
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
20,636 days ago
(56 years, 196 days)