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Tuesday, July 31, 1956

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT GIVES STASSEN A LEAVE FOR HERTER DRIVE; Stop-Nixon Leader Receives 4 Weeks Off as Adviser on Disarmament Policy HE FLIES TO GETTYSBURG Says Eisenhower Did Not Rebuke or Support Him-- Denies 'Gentle Firing' Announcement Thursday Open Convention Seen STASSEN GRANTED LEAVE OF ABSENCE Herter Group Formed Peaslee to Stay Stassen a 'Pumpkin Head'

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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

25,511 days ago

(69 years, 326 days)