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Thursday, March 7, 1957
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The Headlines
HUNDREDS CROWD ALL-DAY HEARING ON FLUORIDATION; Mayor Quiets Demonstrators as 600 Overflow Room of Board of Estimate ACRIMONY EDGES DEBATE Officials and Other Speakers Clash on Proposal to Add Chemical to City Water
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The Ten Commandments †
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Alessandro Manzoni (1785)
- Maurice Ravel (1875)
- Tomáš Masaryk (1850)
- John Herschel (1792)
- Piet Mondrian (1872)
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
25,292 days ago
(69 years, 107 days)