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Saturday, July 12, 1980

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The Headlines

REGAN CHALLENGES DELAY OF PROJECTS BY PORT AUTHORITY; SAYS MONEY SEEMS ADEQUATE Comptroller Criticizes the Linking of Toll Rise to Transit Outlays in New York and Jersey 'Revenues Appear Adequate' Letters to Carey and Byrne Regan Challenges Port Authority Dispute on Use of Revenues

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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

16,764 days ago

(45 years, 339 days)