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Friday, March 29, 1957

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The Headlines

MOLLET OBTAINS CONFIDENCE VOTE BY A SLIM MARGIN; French Assembly Supports His Policies by 221 to 188 --111 Deputies Abstain Result of Vote Foreseen Mollet's Aims Listed MOLLET OBTAINS CONFIDENCE VOTE Algerian Elections Opposed

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#1 at the box office

The Ten Commandments †

The must-have

Frisbee

On This Day

  • The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety.

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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

25,270 days ago

(69 years, 85 days)