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Tuesday, November 20, 1956

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The Headlines

PIER STRIKE SHUTS ALL PORTS IN U.S.; WHITE HOUSE ACTS; Administration Urges Both Sides to Recognize Duty and Settle Dispute RAIL EMBARGO IS BEGUN Little Progress Reported as Talks Go On--West Coast Dockers Stage Walkout No Rail Cargoes to Ships Principle Issues Listed PIER STRIKE SHUTS ALL U.S. SEAPORTS Each Side Assails Other Scores Bridges' Walkout West Coast Vote Taken

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#1 at the box office

Giant

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

25,400 days ago

(69 years, 215 days)