Monday, August 10, 1970

From the day

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The Headlines

Mercury in Food: A Family Tragedy

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

(They Long to Be) Close to You

The Carpenters

#1 at the box office

$550,237

The must-have

Lite-Brite

You Share a Birthday With

• Herbert Hoover (1874)
• Juan Manuel Santos (1951)
• Antonio Banderas (1960)
• Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
• Jorge Amado (1912)

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)