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Thursday, July 19, 1956
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The Headlines
DULLES SAYS CUT IN ARMED FORCES IS UP TO MILITARY; Secretary Refuses to Take a Stand but Notes Global Trend to Reductions CITES ATOMIC WEAPONS Asserts U.S. Backs Twelve Bonn Divisions Until NATO Acts to Slash Armies DULLES PUTS CUT UP TO MILITARY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The King and I
The must-have
Yahtzee
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
25,524 days ago
(69 years, 339 days)