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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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High Society
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Roger Waters (1943)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
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
25,474 days ago
(69 years, 289 days)