Tuesday, August 4, 1970

From the day

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The Headlines

500 Flee IRS Accident; Fire Delays Penn Central

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

(They Long to Be) Close to You

The Carpenters

#1 at the box office

$540,000

The must-have

Lite-Brite

You Share a Birthday With

• Barack Obama (1961)
• Louis Armstrong (1901)
• Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792)
• Knut Hamsun (1859)
• José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960)

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)