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Monday, January 16, 1956
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The Headlines
FUEL STRIKE IS ON AS DRIVERS SPURN EMPLOYERS' OFFER; Union and Distributors End 26-Hour Session 5 Cents Apart on New Contract WALKOUT VOTE 853-114 Mayor Calls Both Sides to Parley This Afternoon-- Priority System Ready City Aides to Meet FUEL STRIKE IS ON AfTER TALKS FAIL
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Guys and Dolls †
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Susan Sontag (1933)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Johannes Rau (1931)
- Dian Fossey (1932)
- John Carpenter (1948)
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
25,708 days ago
(70 years, 158 days)