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Monday, September 10, 1956
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The Headlines
SUEZ TALKS END IN FAILURE; NASSER BARS CONTROL PLAN AS THREAT TO BRING STRIFE; MENZIES IS GRIM After Final Meeting, He Calls Situation 'Very, Very Grave' New Approach Asked SUEZ CANAL TALKS END IN DEADLOCK Menzies to Fly to London Facts About Meetings Nasser Challenges Data
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High Society
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Arthur Compton (1892)
- Karl Lagerfeld (1933)
- Pope Julius III (1487)
- Charles Sanders Peirce (1839)
- Georges Bataille (1897)
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
25,470 days ago
(69 years, 285 days)