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Saturday, November 17, 1956
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The Headlines
DOCK HOPES DIM; ALL PIERS IN EAST AND ON GULF SHUT; Strike Settlement Sessions Go On Today--Some Ships Tied Up on West Coast PLEA BY MAYOR IN VAIN Washington Watches Closely but Is Expected to Delay Taft-Hartley Act Move Passengers Carry Luggage PIER STRIKE SHUTS EAST, GULF PORTS Response Cheers Union
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Giant
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Scorsese (1942)
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Cyril Ramaphosa (1952)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Danny DeVito (1944)
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
25,403 days ago
(69 years, 218 days)