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Friday, December 14, 1956
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The Headlines
PERMANENT FORM OF REGISTRATION IS VOTED FOR CITY; Mayor to Sign Bill Approved by Board--System Will Be Effective in '57 HEARING DUE THURSDAY Method to Cost $4,000,000 Over Normal Outlay to Put Into Practice System Gaining Popularity BOARD APPROVES REGISTERING BILL Jurists' Pay Rise Loses
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Ten Commandments
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
25,376 days ago
(69 years, 191 days)