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Tuesday, August 28, 1956
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The Headlines
U.S. NOW THINKS NASSER IS READY FOR NEGOTIATION; Officials Optimistic Despite Egyptian Chief's Delay in Replying to Invitation BARGAINING BASIS SEEN Vagueness of Control Plan for Canal Held to Leave the Issue Wide Open Amendment Vaguely Worded U.S. NOW EXPECTS NASSER TO CONFER
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
High Society
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749)
- Paul Martin (1938)
- Jack Kirby (1917)
- Godfrey Hounsfield (1919)
- C. Wright Mills (1916)
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
25,483 days ago
(69 years, 298 days)