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Thursday, December 6, 1956

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The Headlines

HUNGARY BARS BID BY HAMMARSK JOLD TO VISIT ON DEC.16; Budapest Radio Terms Date 'Unsuitable,' but Suggests No Alternative Time LODGE CHARGES AFFRONT Announcement in Broadcast, Instead of Note, Is Called Insult to U.N. Secretary Hungary's Offer Recalled Delegate Is Checking HUNGARY REJECTS U.N. VISIT DEC.16 Unrest Seen as Factor

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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

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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

25,383 days ago

(69 years, 198 days)