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Tuesday, March 12, 1957
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The Headlines
NASSAR MOVING TO TAKE OVER GAZA; NAMES GOVERNOR, SCORES U. N. UNIT; HAMMARSKJOLD DEFERRING ACTION; CAIRO MAKES BID Seeks to Reduce Role of Gen. Burns' Force to Border Patrol U.N. Named a Governor No Advance Warning NASSER IS MOVING TO RECOVER GAZA Nasser Holds Meeting Egypt Bars Canadians
Read in The New York Times →#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
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
25,287 days ago
(69 years, 102 days)