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Wednesday, February 1, 1956
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The Headlines
U.S. EASING HINTED ON CHINA EMBARGO; British Plan Is Said to Have Met Encouraging Reception at Washington Talks U.S. SHIFT HINTED ON RED EMBARGO Some Officials Oppose Change On U.S. Blacklist British May Face Dilemma
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Helen of Troy
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Boris Yeltsin (1931)
- Clark Gable (1901)
- John Ford (1894)
- Langston Hughes (1902)
- Emilio Segrè (1905)
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
25,692 days ago
(70 years, 142 days)