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Friday, September 14, 1956
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The Headlines
NEHRU SAYS WEST IS RISKING A WAR; Reveals He Has Urged New Negotiations on Suez NEHRU SAYS WEST IS RISKING A WAR Envoys Get Copy of Speech Australia Awaits Data Ceylon Chief Assails Plan
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
High Society
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Leo XIV (1955)
- Alexander von Humboldt (1769)
- Francisco de Quevedo (1580)
- Renzo Piano (1937)
- Margaret Sanger (1879)
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
25,466 days ago
(69 years, 281 days)