THE CULTURE of 1968
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PRESIDENT - Lyndon B. Johnson* VICE PRESIDENT - Hubert H. Humphrey
N.J. GOVERNOR - Richard J. Hughes |
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TOP SONGS OF 1968
"Mrs. Robinson" - Simon & Garfunkel* "Judy in Disguise" - John Fred & His Playboy Band "Green Tambourine" - Lemon Pipers "The Dock of the Bay" - Otis Redding "Honey" - Bobby Goldsboro "This Guy's in Love With You" - Herb Albert "Grazing in the Grass" - Hugh Masekela "Hello, I Love You" - The Doors* |
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1968 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WINNERS: PRESIDENT - Richard M. Nixon* VICE-PRESIDENT - Spiro Agnew |
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1968 U.S. Population - 200,706,052 1968 Life Expectancy - 70.2 years 1968 Average Yearly Income - $7,850.00 1968 Federal Debt - $368.7 billion 1968 Federal Spending - $178.13 billion 1968 Unemployment Rate - 3.8% 1968 Inflation Rate - 4.2% 1968 Consumer Price Index - 34.8 1968 US Gross Domestic Product (in 1998 dollars) - $910.6 billion |
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TOP MOVIES OF 1968
Planet of the Apes* Guess Who's Coming to Dinner The Valley of the Dolls The Odd Couple Rosemary's Baby The Jungle Book Yours, Mine, and Ours The Green Berets The Graduate* |
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1968 PRICES:
1968 PRICES IN MORRIS COUNTY, NJ: 3 bedroom home, Hanover Township - $39,900.00 2 family home, Morristown - 19,500.00 efficiency apartment, Dover - $135.00/month 1 bedroom apartment, Parsippany - $155.00/month air conditioner, 5000 BTU - $99.00 gas range, 30" - $130.00 refrigerator, 11.6 cu ft - $200.00 transistor radio - $3.49 lawn mower, 19" - $40.00 men's wool sport coat - $40.00 women's knit dress - $20.00 diapers, box of 30 - $1.50 shampoo, 11.5 oz bottle - $1.00 frankfurters, 1 lb - $0.59 hamburger rolls, 8 oz package - $0.25 peanut butter, 18 oz jar - $0.45 peaches, per lb - $0.19 |
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TOP TELEVISION SHOWS OF 1968
Gunsmoke* Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Mayberry R.F.D. Family Affairs The Dean Martin Show Here's Lucy The Beverly Hillbillies Julia* |
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TOP BOOKS OF 1968
FICTION: Myra Breckenridge by Gore Vidal* Airport by Alex Hailey Couples by John Updike Testimony of Two Men by Taylor Caldwell The Salzberg Connection by Helen MacInnes Preserve and Protect by Allen Drury A Small Town in Germany by John Le Carre*
NON-FICTION: Between Parent and Child by Haim G. Ginott Lonesome Cities by Rod McKuen Better Homes & Gardens New Cook Book The Money Game by Adam Smith |
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* PHOTOS USED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
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County College of Morris opened its doors in September of 1968. Join us in celebrating 40 years of connecting learning and life. Read about THE EVENTS that shaped the times, remember THE CULTURE, and join the founding CCM students, staff, and faculty as they share with us THE MEMORIES of those early days. |
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THE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER AT THE COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS - 214 CENTER GROVE ROAD - RANDOLPH - NEW JERSEY - 07869 |
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