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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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Guys and Dolls †
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Yahtzee
On This Day
The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gao Xingjian (1940)
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Brian Josephson (1940)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
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)