Wednesday, August 16, 1972

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The Headlines

AUTO MAKERS GET A NIXON DEADLINE

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Alone Again (Naturally)

Gilbert O'Sullivan

#1 at the box office

$719,200

The must-have

Pong (Atari)

On This Day

• In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Madonna (1958)
• Zachary Taylor (1816)
• James Cameron (1954)
• Charles Bukowski (1920)
• Menachem Begin (1913)

Slang

Tech Check

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

Cost of Living (1970)