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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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#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

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Catchphrases of 1957

  • Ward, I'm worried about the Beaver

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)