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Sunday, April 8, 1956
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The Headlines
NEW UNITS READY FOR LONG ISLAND; Builders Show Houses in North Brentwood and Westbury Projects Three Models in Smithtown NEW UNITS READY FOR LONG ISLAND Split-Level Houses Shown New Models in Syosset
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
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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
25,626 days ago
(70 years, 76 days)