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Friday, February 24, 1956
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The Headlines
Few European Areas Need Food President Proffered; Italy and Spain Suffering Worst in Cold --North Countries Require No Help --No Iron Curtain Pleas Expected EUROPEAN NEEDS FOR FOOD AID FEW ITALY SPAIN GREECE FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM THE NETHERLANDS BELGIUM LUXEMBOURG PORTUGAL NORWAY DENMARK WEST GERMANY CZECHOSLOVAKIA POLAND AUSTRIA HUNGARY RUMANIA YUGOSLAVIA TURKEY
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
25,669 days ago
(70 years, 119 days)