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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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The must-have

Yahtzee

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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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

25,361 days ago

(69 years, 176 days)