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Friday, August 3, 1956
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The Headlines
BIGELOW IS HEARD BY JERSEY SENATE; DECISION PUT OFF; Judiciary Unit Again Rejects Judge, but Full Chamber Will Debate Next Week PUBLIC HEARING IS HELD Appointee Says at Special Session High Court Would Be 5th Amendment Guide Demands Public Hearing Jersey Senators Hear Bigelow; Decision Is Deferred for a Week Transfer to Floor Sought Dumont Assails Stand
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The King and I
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Habib Bourguiba (1903)
- Stanley Baldwin (1867)
- Martin Sheen (1940)
- Haakon VII (1872)
- Tony Bennett (1926)
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
25,508 days ago
(69 years, 323 days)