Friday, October 16, 1970

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The Headlines

A MAJOR COMPANY WILL LEAVE CITY

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I'll Be There

The Jackson 5

#1 at the box office

$532,000

The must-have

Lite-Brite

On This Day

• Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act during the October Crisis.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Oscar Wilde (1854)
• Günter Grass (1927)
• David Ben-Gurion (1886)
• Eugene O'Neill (1888)
• Enver Hoxha (1908)

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)