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Thursday, March 8, 1956

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The Headlines

EISENHOWER HINTS HE WOULD RESIGN IF INCAPACITATED; Also Asserts He Will Not Be Available' for 2d Term in Event Health Fails AVOIDS PLEDGE TO NIXON Counsels Him to Chart Own Course--Vice President is Silent on Running Again By W.H. LAWRENCE Special to The New York Times. 'I Wouldn't Be Available' EISENHOWER GIVES A HEALTH PLEDGE No Criticism of Nixon

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The must-have

Yahtzee

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1956

  • Don't be cruel

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

25,656 days ago

(70 years, 106 days)