Wednesday, August 3, 1977

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The Headlines

Public Found Against Welfare Idea But in Favor of What Programs Do

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Just Want to Be Your Everything

Andy Gibb

#1 at the box office

Star Wars †

$2,102,935

The must-have

Star Wars Action Figures

On This Day

• Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.

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You Share a Birthday With

• James Hetfield (1963)
• Habib Bourguiba (1903)
• Stanley Baldwin (1867)
• Martin Sheen (1940)
• Haakon VII (1872)

Slang

Tech Check

Apple II, Atari 2600, Commodore PET & TRS-80.

Style of 1977

Silhouette: Deconstructed and ripped (Punk)

Material: Leather and safety pins

• Mohawks
• Graphic tees
• Studded belts

Cost of Living (1975)