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Monday, February 6, 1956
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The Headlines
TEACHER MORALE AT NEW LOW HERE; Money Is Root of a Growing Rebellion in School System, With Pupils the Losers Pay Rises Still Needed TEACHER MORALE SEEN AT NEW LOW
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Benny Goodman Story
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Ronald Reagan (1911)
- Bob Marley (1945)
- François Truffaut (1932)
- Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665)
- Eva Braun (1912)
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
25,687 days ago
(70 years, 137 days)