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Thursday, November 22, 1956
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The Headlines
LONDON AND PARIS TO START RECALL OF UNITS IN EGYPT; British to Pull Out Battalion, French a Third of Force-- Israelis Draw Back Oil Believed a Factor LONDON AND PARIS TO START RECALL British Detail Aid Offer Director General Sought
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Giant
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Charles de Gaulle (1890)
- André Gide (1869)
- George Eliot (1819)
- Paolo Gentiloni (1954)
- Terry Gilliam (1940)
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
25,397 days ago
(69 years, 212 days)