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Wednesday, August 15, 1979
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The Headlines
A Chef Looks Back:; From Béarnaise To Bangkok; A Thai who became a French saucier recalls native dishes.; A Thai Chef Finds; That You Can Go Home Again; Flab Balls; Poo Chub (Crab moat with mushrooms); Steamed Whole Artichokes With Fish, Thai‐Style; Thal Chicken Wings; Peanut Sauce for Chicken; Coconut Cream; Cucumber Salad; Thai Shrimp Soup; Nasman Beef Curry; Thai Salad Dressing; Thai‐Style Roast Duckling
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Good Times
Chic
#1 at the box office
The Amityville Horror
$2,256,732
The must-have
Sony Walkman
You Share a Birthday With
- Napoleon (1769)
- Walter Scott (1771)
- Ben Affleck (1972)
- Louis de Broglie (1892)
- Sri Aurobindo (1872)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
Tech Check
Sony Walkman, Spreadsheet (VisiCalc) & Cellular Network (1G).
Cost of Living (1975)
Loaf of Bread
$0.36
Gallon of Gas
$0.57
Average Home
$39,300
New Car
$4,950
Time Elapsed
17,096 days ago
(46 years, 306 days)