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Monday, April 23, 1956
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The Headlines
Barriers for Negro Here Still High Despite Gains; CITY SURVEY FINDS NEGROES DO WELL Many in Major Jobs New Group Forming Whites Moving Away Choice of School Limited Gerrymandering Seen Physicians Complain Slow Progress Expected
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Swan
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- William Shakespeare (1564)
- Max Planck (1858)
- James Buchanan (1791)
- Halldór Laxness (1902)
- Shirley Temple (1928)
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
25,610 days ago
(70 years, 60 days)