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Saturday, March 31, 1956
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The Headlines
U.S. WON'T OBJECT IF BRITISH SUPPLY ARMS TO ISRAELIS; Rules Out Any Opposition if London Follows Paris Lead in Providing Equipment STILL WEIGHING REQUEST Doubts American Shipments Could Ease Crisis--French Planes Reported on Way Credit for U.S. Seen Attitude Reported Unchanged U.S. WON'T OBJECT TO BRITISH SALES French Craft Reported on Way Sharett Sees Soviet Envoy Egypt Accuses Israelis Japan Stresses Neutrality
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Alexander the Great
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
25,633 days ago
(70 years, 83 days)