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Sunday, March 17, 1957
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The Headlines
ST. BONAVENTURE TOPS CINCINNATI AT GARDEN, 90-72; Dayton Also Gains in N.I.T. by Defeating St. Peter's of Jersey City, 79-71 OHIO XAVIER TRIUMPHS Eliminates Seton Hall Five by 85-79--Memphis State Puts Out Utah, 77-75
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
25,282 days ago
(69 years, 97 days)