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Friday, May 18, 1956
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The Headlines
State Says Cuts in Maintenance Caused New Haven Road's Woes; NEW HAVEN'S WOE LAID TO CUTBACKS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope John Paul II (1920)
- Bertrand Russell (1872)
- Omar Khayyam (1048)
- Nicholas II (1868)
- Walter Gropius (1883)
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
25,585 days ago
(70 years, 35 days)