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Sunday, October 7, 1956

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT SCORES FOE'S 'LOOSE TALK' OF HALTING DRAFT; Reply to Stevenson Brands Suggestion as 'Hurtful' to U.S. Throughout World CITES EFFECT ON ALLIES Says Nation Must Maintain Defenses Because Threat of Communists Remains Follows H-Bomb Statement Warns of Red Smiles PRESIDENT SCORES' HALT-DRAFT TALK

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The must-have

Yahtzee

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1956

  • Don't be cruel

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

25,443 days ago

(69 years, 258 days)