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Sunday, March 11, 1956
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The Headlines
M'CLELLAN HEADS NEW LOBBY PANEL, ENDING DEADLOCK; Senator Accepts Inquiry Job Reluctantly--Promises to Avoid 'Witch Hunt' SUBPOENA RULE VOTED Arkansan Calls Investigation Into Pressure Groups and Gifts Disagreeable Task Gore Criticized Rules M'CLELLAN HEADS LOBBYING INQUIRY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Picnic
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas Adams (1952)
- Harold Wilson (1916)
- Torquato Tasso (1544)
- Rupert Murdoch (1931)
- Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920)
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
25,653 days ago
(70 years, 103 days)