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Saturday, April 28, 1956
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The Headlines
RECORD ROAD BILL PASSED BY HOUSE WITH HIGHER TAX; Authorization Measure Sets Up 51-Billion Program for 13-Year Period ROLL-CALL VOTE 388-19 Federal Outlay Is Tripled --Favorable Action in Senate Is Predicted Interstate System Projected RECORD ROAD BILL PASSED BY HOUSE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Swan
The must-have
Yahtzee
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
25,606 days ago
(70 years, 56 days)