Saturday, April 11, 1970

From the day

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The Headlines

Lindsay Asks New Taxes Affecting City's Motorists

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Let It Be

The Beatles

#1 at the box office

$650,000

The must-have

Lite-Brite

On This Day

• Apollo Program: Apollo 13 is launched.

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You Share a Birthday With

• AD 145 (145)
• Andrew Wiles (1953)
• George Canning (1770)
• Guy Verhofstadt (1953)
• Ferdinand Lassalle (1825)

Slang

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)