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Friday, December 28, 1956
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The Headlines
REGENTS PROPOSE 10 NEW COLLEGES IN NEXT 15 YEARS; Map $100,000,000 Program for Two-Year Institutions to Meet State Demand 3 UNITS ON LONG ISLAND Three-Year School at Stony Brook Is Urged--Teacher Training Grants Asked College Site Indicated Dispute Develops REGENTS PROPOSE 10 NEW COLLEGES Two-Year Schools Urged Based on Research
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On This Day
Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Woodrow Wilson (1856)
- John von Neumann (1903)
- Liu Xiaobo (1955)
- Denzel Washington (1954)
- Stan Lee (1922)
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
25,361 days ago
(69 years, 176 days)