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Monday, June 13, 1955
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The Headlines
KHEEL SEES FARE AT 20C IF RIDERS KEEP DIMINISHING; Transit Expert Also Predicts Rising Deficit, Scoffing at Authority's Optimism KHEEL SEES FARE AT 20C IN 3 YEARS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Love Me or Leave Me
The must-have
Gumby
You Share a Birthday With
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831)
- Ban Ki-moon (1944)
- W. B. Yeats (1865)
- John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928)
- Fernando Pessoa (1888)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
TV Remote Control, Microwave Oven (Home Use) & Hovercraft.
Style of 1955
Silhouette: Rebellious and relaxed
Material: Denim and leather
- Greaser jackets
- Rolled jeans
- Converse
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
25,926 days ago
(71 years, 11 days)