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Tuesday, January 17, 1956
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The Headlines
G.M.PLANS OUTLAY OF BILLION IN 1956 FOR NEW PROJECTS; Curtice Links Record Sum to Continued Prosperity-- Sees Second Best Year Address 600 at Luncheon G.M. PLANS OUTLAY OF BILLION IN 1956 Defends Company's Record Sloan Hails Eisenhower
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Guys and Dolls †
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Franklin (1706)
- Muhammad Ali (1942)
- David Lloyd George (1863)
- Anne Brontë (1820)
- Al Capone (1899)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
25,707 days ago
(70 years, 157 days)