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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
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
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
25,400 days ago
(69 years, 215 days)