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Wednesday, January 4, 1956

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The Headlines

CONGRESS BEGINS A CRUCIAL SESSION IN FRIENDLY MOOD; Both Houses Mute Politics, Recess to Await Message by President Tomorrow AID DISPUTE IS SIGNALED Russell Attacks Fund Plans --Rayburn Also Is Critical of U.S. Foreign Policy Rumbles of Storm Heard CONGRESS BEGINS CRUCIAL SESSION Other Issues Discussed President Is Notified

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The must-have

Yahtzee

On This Day

  • The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1956

  • Don't be cruel

Tech Check

Hard Disk Drive (IBM 305), Videotape & Transatlantic Telephone Cable.

Cost of Living (1950)

Loaf of Bread

$0.14

Gallon of Gas

$0.27

Average Home

$7,354

New Car

$1,510

Time Elapsed

25,720 days ago

(70 years, 170 days)