Monday, May 11, 1970

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The Headlines

Reuther Dies in Jet Crash With Wife and 4 Others

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight

The Guess Who

#1 at the box office

$532,400

The must-have

Lite-Brite

On This Day

• The 1970 Lubbock tornado kills 26 and causes $250 million in damage.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Salvador Dalí (1904)
• Richard Feynman (1918)
• Camilo José Cela (1916)
• Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930)
• Antony Hewish (1924)

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)