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Sunday, May 13, 1956
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The Headlines
Writ Restores Lacey As Teamster Leader; LACEY RESTORED TO TEAMSTER JOB
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius IX (1792)
- Alphonse Daudet (1840)
- Maria Theresa (1717)
- Stevie Wonder (1950)
- Ronald Ross (1857)
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
25,590 days ago
(70 years, 40 days)