Saturday, September 5, 1970

From the day

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The Headlines

2 Bombing Suspects, Unrecognized, Freed

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

War

Edwin Starr

#1 at the box office

$741,500

The must-have

Lite-Brite

On This Day

• Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Louis XIV (1638)
• Freddie Mercury (1946)
• Caspar David Friedrich (1774)
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888)
• Michael Keaton (1951)

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)