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Thursday, July 23, 1970
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The Headlines
HOUSE UNIT BACKS FARM AID CEILING
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
(They Long to Be) Close to You
The Carpenters
#1 at the box office
Patton
$500,600
The must-have
Lite-Brite
On This Day
Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Sergio Mattarella (1941)
- Haile Selassie (1892)
- Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967)
- Raymond Chandler (1888)
- Pope Clement XI (1649)
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
20,407 days ago
(55 years, 332 days)