Tuesday, May 9, 1972

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The Headlines

Ruling Party Leads In Italian Election; Neo‐Fascists Gain

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"

Roberta Flack

#1 at the box office

$1,313,600

The must-have

Pong (Atari)

You Share a Birthday With

• J. M. Barrie (1860)
• Howard Carter (1874)
• Glenda Jackson (1936)
• José Ortega y Gasset (1883)
• Sophie Scholl (1921)

Slang

Tech Check

Video Games (Pong), C Programming Language & HBO (Cable TV).

Cost of Living (1970)