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Wednesday, May 9, 1956
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The Headlines
WILSON ATTACKS 'FEAR MONGERS'; BACKS ARMS PLAN; Defense Budget 'Adequate,' He Says--Reports Rise in Production of B-52's Security Budget 'Sound' Wilson Attacks 'Fear Mongers'; Calls Defense Budget Adequate
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- J. M. Barrie (1860)
- Howard Carter (1874)
- José Ortega y Gasset (1883)
- Glenda Jackson (1936)
- Sophie Scholl (1921)
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
25,594 days ago
(70 years, 44 days)