Friday, February 1, 1957

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The Headlines

British Problem Complex; London and Stockholm Plan Self--contained Suburbs to Ease the Urban Crush 'New Towns' Created by British To Relieve the City's Growth Homes Less Lavish Corporation Set-Up Outlined Familiar Problems Rise

#1 at the box office

The Ten Commandments †

The must-have

Frisbee

On This Day

• Northeast Airlines Flight 823 crashes on Rikers Island in New York City, killing 20 people and injuring 78 others.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Boris Yeltsin (1931)
• Clark Gable (1901)
• John Ford (1894)
• Langston Hughes (1902)
• Emilio Segrè (1905)

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Tech Check

Sputnik Satellite, Fortran Programming Language & Bubble Wrap.

Cost of Living (1950)