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Tuesday, October 16, 1956
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The Headlines
CURRAN SUGGESTS MEANY DROP HELP TO NEW PIER UNION; Would Aid in Clean-Up of I.L.A. Leadership--Vote Is Set for Tomorrow Ready to Aid in Clean-Up Curran Urges Meany to End Aid To Brotherhood in Pier Election Scores Bi-State Unit Urges Revised Course
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War and Peace
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- Günter Grass (1927)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Enver Hoxha (1908)
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
25,435 days ago
(69 years, 250 days)