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Thursday, October 11, 1956

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The Headlines

U.S. PRODS SOVIET ON GERMAN UNITY; Britain and France at Same Time Ask Moscow to Renew Big 4 Talks on Subject Notes Called Exploratory Soviet Reminded of Accords U.S. PRODS SOVIET ON GERMAN UNITY Soviet Defers Reply to Bonn Germans Pleased at Notes Bundestag Hopes for Unity

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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

25,439 days ago

(69 years, 254 days)