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Sunday, December 2, 1956

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The Headlines

MIDDIES IN RALLY; Late Dagampat Score Matches Kyasky's Tally for Cadets Follows Fumble Recovery LATE NAVY SCORE TIES ARMY AT 7-7 Spikes Army's Guns Kyasky Breaks Loose Forced to Kick Again Tries Third-down Pass Sets Up Navy's Score

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#1 at the box office

Giant

The must-have

Yahtzee

On This Day

  • The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.

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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

25,387 days ago

(69 years, 202 days)