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Saturday, March 3, 1956
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The Headlines
STEVENSON CALLS ON NORTH TO DROP OWN COLOR LINES; Opposes 'Casting a Stone' at Alabama, Citing Bias in Housing and Jobs SEES A NATIONAL ISSUE Speech at U. of Minnesota Also Charges 'Confusion' in Dulles Foreign Policy 'An American Dilemma' STEVENSON URGES NORTH TO END BIAS Charges Confused Policy
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Picnic
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847)
- Georg Cantor (1845)
- Zico (footballer) (1953)
- William Godwin (1756)
- Ion Iliescu (1930)
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
25,661 days ago
(70 years, 111 days)