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Monday, March 25, 1957

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The Headlines

WAGNER SEEKING AID FOR HIS TEAM; Feels Liberals Should Back Stark and Gerosa, Too WAGNER SEEKING AID FOR HIS TEAM

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#1 at the box office

The Ten Commandments †

The must-have

Frisbee

On This Day

  • The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.

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  • United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

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

25,274 days ago

(69 years, 89 days)