On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:26:45 -0700, Califbill billnews wrote:

$5000 is probably high, and would be the equivalent of $50k today

Harry was so full of **** with that tirade, I let that go. My starting
salary in 1966 was $5120. My parents broke out the champaign when 2
people were making $10,000 ... around 1960.

It really means nothing anyway. They must not have talked about
inflation in that college he went to.