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Wednesday, February 27, 1957
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The Headlines
BINGO ISSUE IS PUT TO A REFERENDUM; Assembly Votes Amendment for Local Authorization-- Balloting Next Fall
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Ten Commandments †
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Constantine the Great (272)
- John Steinbeck (1902)
- Elizabeth Taylor (1932)
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807)
- Joanne Woodward (1930)
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
25,300 days ago
(69 years, 115 days)