- all soft drinks came in bottles and you could get a deposit back.
- cars had no air-conditioning.
- there was “free air” at all service stations.
- there were S&H green stamps.
- you could go as a child and buy your mom a pack of cigarettes.
- music was on vinyl records 45 rpm and albums were 78 rpm.
- there was one light (red) on top of police cars.
- there was only AM radio.
- everyone took the bus to town.
- you could go and see a live Jan & Dean concert for $3.00.
- gas was .26 a gallon and ethel was way too high at .30.
- Typing Class was noisy.
- girls had big hair.
- you only had GM, Ford and Chrysler making cars in the US.
- most of the change in your pocket was pure silver.
- no one ever heard of bankruptcy, divorce or KY jelly.
- football helmets came without face guards.
- the Network News was only 15 minutes long.
- motor oil came in metal containers.
- toothpaste came in metal tubes.
- the balcony at the movie theatre had the best view.
- Cracker Jacks had a decent and unusual prize in it.
- the only sideburns you saw were on the pictures of dead presidents.
- every one you knew had a Smallpox scar.
- you believed everything the Government said.
- the worst you could do socially was drink a beer.
- every house had a tall outside TV antennae.
- you could call a Doctor and he would come to your house (the same day).
- men put on a suit, they also put on a hat.
- Atomic War was a real everyday thought.
- men carried metal lunch boxes to work.
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