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Thursday, February 2, 1956
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The Headlines
HARRIMAN OFFERS A RECORD BUDGET WITH CUT IN TAXES; BACKS ROAD PLAN Proposes 1.5 Billions in State Spending --Pay Rise Set Highway Program Urged HARRIMAN OFFERS A RECORD BUDGET Tax Collections Run High Two Tax Cut Plans Dewey Started Practice
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The Benny Goodman Story
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926)
- Park Geun-hye (1952)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
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
25,692 days ago
(70 years, 142 days)