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Thursday, April 23, 1970
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The Headlines
BACKERS OF ROJAS THREATEN REVOLT
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
ABC
The Jackson 5
#1 at the box office
Airport †
$502,500
The must-have
Lite-Brite
You Share a Birthday With
- William Shakespeare (1564)
- Max Planck (1858)
- James Buchanan (1791)
- Halldór Laxness (1902)
- Shirley Temple (1928)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
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)
Loaf of Bread
$0.25
Gallon of Gas
$0.36
Average Home
$17,000
New Car
$3,450
Time Elapsed
20,497 days ago
(56 years, 57 days)