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Tuesday, February 5, 1957
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The Headlines
MACY'S WINS TEST FOR TAX REFUND PUT AT $9,000,000; U.S. Court Rules Store Chain May Revise Way to Figure Costs for 1942-47 Appeal Is Predicted MACY WINS TEST FOR TAX REFUND Long Fight in Retailing
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The Ten Commandments †
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Charlotte Rampling (1946)
- William S. Burroughs (1914)
- Robert Peel (1788)
- Robert Hofstadter (1915)
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Sputnik Satellite, Fortran Programming Language & Bubble Wrap.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
25,322 days ago
(69 years, 137 days)