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Saturday, September 2, 1972
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The Headlines
M'GOVERN DENIES RIFTS ARE MAJOR
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Alone Again (Naturally)
Gilbert O'Sullivan
#1 at the box office
The Godfather †
$1,029,900
The must-have
Pong (Atari)
You Share a Birthday With
- Keanu Reeves (1964)
- Keir Starmer (1962)
- Salma Hayek (1966)
- Wilhelm Ostwald (1853)
- Frederick Soddy (1877)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
Tech Check
Video Games (Pong), C Programming Language & HBO (Cable TV).
Cost of Living (1970)
Loaf of Bread
$0.25
Gallon of Gas
$0.36
Average Home
$17,000
New Car
$3,450
Time Elapsed
19,634 days ago
(53 years, 289 days)