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Wednesday, November 14, 1956

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The Headlines

HIGH COURT RULES BUS SEGREGATION UNCONSTITUTIONAL; Alabama and Montgomery Laws Held in Violation of the 14th Amendment SCHOOL DECISION CITED Case Involves Bus Company Boycotted by Negroes-- Some Whites Bitter 'Separate But Equal' HIGH COURT BARS BUS SEGREGATION Grew Out of Boycott Slight Delay Is Foreseen

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#1 at the box office

Giant

The must-have

Yahtzee

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Greaser

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Beatnik

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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

25,405 days ago

(69 years, 220 days)