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Tuesday, September 18, 1956
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The Headlines
5 NATIONS OPPOSE CANAL USER PLAN; Other Small Countries Cool to Western Big 3 Idea-- Some for U.N. Action Reference to U.N. Preferred 5 NATIONS OPPOSE CANAL USER PLAN Japan Will Support West Change by Underwriters
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
High Society
The must-have
Yahtzee
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
25,462 days ago
(69 years, 277 days)