Monday, March 2, 1970

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The Headlines

Fight to Lead Democrats Breaks Out in Committee

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Bridge over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

#1 at the box office

$480,750

The must-have

Lite-Brite

On This Day

• Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Mikhail Gorbachev (1931)
• Pope Pius XII (1876)
• Pope Leo XIII (1810)
• Daniel Craig (1968)
• Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937)

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Tech Check

Floppy Disk, Digital Watch & Boeing 747 (Service).

Style of 1970

Silhouette: Long and lean

Material: Polyester and corduroy

• Maxi dresses
• Platform shoes
• Leisure suits

Cost of Living (1970)