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Thursday, September 6, 1956

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT BARS U.S. MOVE IN SOUTH AT PRESENT TIME; Says He Cannot Act in School Unrest Unless States Fail-- Doubts That Is So Now CRITICIZES 'EXTREMISTS' Holds 'Every Liberal' Should Put 'Locality' Rights First --Orders Mansfield Study Cases of Violence Cited EISENHOWER BARS U.S. MOVE IN SOUTH

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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

25,474 days ago

(69 years, 289 days)