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Sunday, October 14, 1956

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The Headlines

LUXURY RENTALS BACK TO NORMAL; Apartment Market Picking Up After a Slow Summer --Many Being Built COMPETITION IS GROWING Tenants More Discriminating --Cooperatives Selling at High Prices Renting Generally Good New Buildings Delayed LUXURY RENTALS BACK TO NORMAL

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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

25,436 days ago

(69 years, 251 days)