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Thursday, December 27, 1956
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER ACTS TO SPUR THE ENTRY OF MORE REFUGEES; Directs Processing Continue --Hopes Congress Chiefs Will Agree to Raise Quota 'On Tentative Basis' Gives No New Figure EISENHOWER ACTS ON REFUGEE ENTRY Other Refugees Considered Fund Appeals Lag Orders Arrive in Vienna Urges Clarity on Entry Rules Russian Motive Discussed
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The Teahouse of the August Moon
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Pasteur (1822)
- Marlene Dietrich (1901)
- Johannes Kepler (1571)
- Gérard Depardieu (1948)
- Ghalib (1797)
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
25,362 days ago
(69 years, 177 days)