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Sunday, December 16, 1956
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The Headlines
WISE MARGIN, 3-2, WINS PIMLICO CUP; Favorite, With Shuk Up, Goes 2 1/16 Mites in Fast 3:37 --Thinking Cap Next Freedom Parley Fourth WISE MARGIN, 3-2, WINS PIMLICO CUP An Unusual Diagnosis Maryland Season Ends
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
25,373 days ago
(69 years, 188 days)