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Wednesday, March 20, 1957
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The Headlines
BEN-GURION GIVES WARNING OF WAR; Asserts Israel Would Fight to Protect Gaza Border and Shipping Rights Prefers Peace Settlement Relies on U.S. Assurance Ben-Gurion Sees Threat of War Over Gaza Peril and Shipping Convinced of Eventual Peace Withdrawal Deadline Denied Ship Makes Second Start First Transit Made Last Week Shippers Pessimistic on Oil Nassau Coroner in Coast Post
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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
25,279 days ago
(69 years, 94 days)