Tuesday, November 17, 1970

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The Headlines

Pediatrics Chief Out At Lincoln Hospital; Puerto Rican Named

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Think I Love You

The Partridge Family

#1 at the box office

$382,314

The must-have

Lite-Brite

On This Day

• Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre.

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• Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Martin Scorsese (1942)
• Eugene Wigner (1902)
• Cyril Ramaphosa (1952)
• Louis XVIII (1755)
• Danny DeVito (1944)

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)