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Saturday, February 16, 1957

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The Headlines

PIER UNION CLASH PUTS OFF CHANCES OF QUICK ACCORD; Dissidents Are Overruled at Caucus and Strikers Will 'Re-evaluate' Offer Today EMPLOYERS TO STAND BY Tug Parleys Are Resuming --Oil Stocks Show First Drop in Several Days Leaders Quit Caucus PIER UNION CLASH BARS QUICK PACT Anastasia for Second Look Mediator Minimizes Blow-Up

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#1 at the box office

The Ten Commandments †

The must-have

Frisbee

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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Catchphrases of 1957

  • Ward, I'm worried about the Beaver

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

25,311 days ago

(69 years, 126 days)