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Tuesday, July 1, 1980

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The Headlines

LIMIT ON ABORTIONS PAID WITH MEDICAID UPHELD BY JUSTICES; DECISION ON 5-4 VOTE High Court Ruling Will Halt Federal Aid to as Many as 300,000 a Year Two Earlier Decisions Two Reasons for Abortions Limit on Medicaid Abortions Upheld by Justices, 5-4 Breakdown of the Voting Head of H.E.W. Named

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Coming Up

Paul McCartney

The must-have

Rubik's Cube

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

awesomebodaciouscheesychill

Valley Girl

as ifbarf me outgag me with a spoongrodytotally

Hip Hop

baddefdopeflyfreshword

Yuppie

greed is goodpower lunchnetworking

Catchphrases of 1980

  • Here's Johnny!
  • Who shot J.R.?

Tech Check

Fax Machine Boom, Pac-Man & Flash Memory.

Style of 1980

Silhouette: Oversized inverted triangle

Material: Lycra and sequins

  • Shoulder pads
  • Perms
  • Neon accessories

Cost of Living (1980)

Loaf of Bread

$0.50

Gallon of Gas

$1.19

Average Home

$47,200

New Car

$7,200

Time Elapsed

16,775 days ago

(45 years, 350 days)