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Sunday, June 3, 1956
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The Headlines
WIDER SELF-RULE OFFERED ALGERIA; MOLLET ASKS VOTE; French Confidence Test Set for Tuesday--Victory for Premier Held Likely
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Searchers
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Raúl Castro (1931)
- George V (1865)
- Josephine Baker (1906)
- Allen Ginsberg (1926)
- Jefferson Davis (1808)
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
25,569 days ago
(70 years, 19 days)