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Sunday, July 1, 1956
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The Headlines
PROJECTS BOOM IN LOS ANGELES; Bumper Crop of New Office Structures Rearranging the Sprawling Coast City MANY OF DARING DESIGN Hot Weather and Need for Parking Space Play Part in Architectural Innovations New York Builder Cited LOS ANGELES HAS BOOM IN BUILDING Massive in Concept Construction Cheaper There Parking Problem
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Trapeze
The must-have
Yahtzee
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
25,541 days ago
(69 years, 356 days)