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Friday, April 13, 1956
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The Headlines
MURRAY ASKS END OF H-BOMB TESTS; A.E.C. Member Would Curb Weapons' Size and Number No Matter What Reds Do MURRAY ASKS END OF H-BOMB TESTS Calls Stockpile Plan Enough Scientists' Meeting Proposed
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
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
25,620 days ago
(70 years, 70 days)