Wednesday, November 4, 1970

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The Headlines

G.O.P. IS SET BACK IN MAJOR STATES

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I'll Be There

The Jackson 5

#1 at the box office

$300,000

The must-have

Lite-Brite

On This Day

• Vietnam War: The United States turns over control of the air base at Bình Thủy in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnam.

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• Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Matthew McConaughey (1969)
• Laura Bush (1946)
• Tony Abbott (1957)
• Traian Băsescu (1951)
• Charles K. Kao (1933)

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)