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Friday, August 24, 1956
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The Headlines
HALL RE-ELECTED AS G.O.P. CHAIRMAN; Backed Again by President --Sees Victory in 'Toughest' Fight in Party's History Sent to Visit President Hall Is Re-Elected Republican Chairman Upon Recommendation of a President PARTY HEAD SEES 'TOUGHEST' FIGHT Sure of Victory for Ticket but Warns of Need for Hard Work in Precincts Regrets and Welcomes Not Attracted to Senate Praises Miss Adkins
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
High Society
The must-have
Yahtzee
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
25,487 days ago
(69 years, 302 days)