Thursday, August 13, 1970

From the day

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The Headlines

Philippine Tribes Struggle to Survive

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

(They Long to Be) Close to You

The Carpenters

#1 at the box office

$589,400

The must-have

Lite-Brite

You Share a Birthday With

• Fidel Castro (1926)
• Alfred Hitchcock (1899)
• Frederick Sanger (1918)
• Karl Liebknecht (1871)
• John Logie Baird (1888)

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)