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Friday, October 30, 1981
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The Headlines
LEADING INDICATORS DECLINE 2.7%, GIVING NEW EVIDENCE OF RECESSION
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Christopher Cross
#1 at the box office
Halloween II
$7,676,836
The must-have
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
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
Tech Check
IBM PC, MS-DOS & Space Shuttle.
Cost of Living (1980)
Loaf of Bread
$0.50
Gallon of Gas
$1.19
Average Home
$47,200
New Car
$7,200
Time Elapsed
16,289 days ago
(44 years, 229 days)