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Old 08-08-2008, 06:16 PM
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Source June 1962 National Geographic - "John Glenn's orbit of Earth"

No pictures from pygmy villages, sorry

Sony portable tv $ 249.95
Magnavox record player $ 69.90
Ray Ban sunglasses $ 24.95

Trans Canada Airlines
Round trip economy fare
new york - yarmouth $ 70
seattle - calgary $ 86
chicago - quebec $ 126

Panagra airlines
Round trip economy fare
miami - lima peru $ 380
new york- buenos aires $ 599
chicago - buenos aires $ 671
los angeles - buenos aires $ 736
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249.95 dollars in 1962 had the same buying power as 1811.02 current dollars. and so on, i didnt feel like posting prices for all of them...

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