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Monday, October 1, 1956
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The Headlines
G.O.P. RETAINING WISCONSIN LEAD; DEMOCRATS GAIN; Survey Shows Farm Unrest and Spotty Unemployment Are Having Influence Republicans Troubled Wisconsin Survey Shows Democrats Gaining but G.O.P. as Likely Winner VOTE IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW '52 Farm Discontent and Urban Joblessness a Factor but Campaign Lacks Issues Two Views on Nixon Usually Democratic Dairymen Grumble
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Tea and Sympathy
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
25,449 days ago
(69 years, 264 days)