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Saturday, August 18, 1956

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The Headlines

FINISH DRAMATIC; Bay Stater Nearly In When Stampede to Rival Is Set Off States Switch Votes Kefauver Is Nominated for Vice President, Defeating Kennedy on the Second Ballot TENNESSEAN WINS AFTER CLOSE RACE Gore's Withdrawal Starts Stampede and States Hasten to Switch STRUGGLE IS DRAMATIC Senator From Massachusetts Ahead After Second Tally --Acclamation Voted Fears Borne Out Coalition's Hopes Rose

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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

25,493 days ago

(69 years, 308 days)