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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

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The must-have

Yahtzee

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1956

  • Don't be cruel

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)