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Sunday, January 29, 1956
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The Headlines
ACTION IN PRAGUE; Parley Calls for Barring Nuclear Arms to All Forces in 2 Zones
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Helen of Troy
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Anton Chekhov (1860)
- William McKinley (1843)
- Romain Rolland (1866)
- Oprah Winfrey (1954)
- Abdus Salam (1926)
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
25,695 days ago
(70 years, 145 days)