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Friday, November 16, 1956
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The Headlines
FIRST U.N. TROOPS REACH SUEZ BASE; CAIRO DEFINES JOB; 95 Danes and Norwegians Greeted by Nasser Aide-- Second Group Flying In HAMMARSKJOLD WITH IT After British--French Exit, Egyptians Want Armistice Lines With Israel Policed Withdrawal Stressed FIRST U.N. TROOPS REACH SUEZ BASE Stone Barracks Are Used Greece to Let Planes Land 60 Indians to Fly to Egypt
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Giant
The must-have
Yahtzee
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
25,403 days ago
(69 years, 218 days)