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Tuesday, December 5, 1972

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The Headlines

RUMSFELD CHOSEN AS ENVOY TO NATO Cost of Living Panel Chief to Succeed David Kennedy —New Moves Due Today

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Am Woman

Helen Reddy

The must-have

Pong (Atari)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

discostreakyuppie

Trucker Cb

10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey

Funk Soul

can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey

Catchphrases of 1972

  • I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse

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

19,541 days ago

(53 years, 196 days)