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Saturday, June 16, 1956
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The Headlines
SENATE UNIT ADDS 100 MILLION MORE FOR FOREIGN AID; Fund Slated for Economic Help to Asia--Bill Rises to $4,500,000,000 Administration Wins Points 100 MILLION MORE RESTORED TO AID
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
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The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
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
25,556 days ago
(70 years, 6 days)