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Monday, February 20, 1956
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The Headlines
U.S. STUDIES SALE OF SOME OF ARMS SOUGHT BY ISRAEL; Action May Be Put Before Dulles--Senators Ask Data on Saudi Arabia Tanks CLOSED HEARING LIKELY Eban Again Urges Munitions --Envoy Fears 'One-Sided' Shipments Spur a War Hoover Also May Appear Some Shocked at Reaction U.S. ACTION SEEN ON ISRAELI ARMS Stevenson Cites 'Peril' Israel Hopes for Approval
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Picnic
The must-have
Yahtzee
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
25,673 days ago
(70 years, 123 days)