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Tuesday, April 16, 1957
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The Headlines
HOUSE APPROVES FUND TO RESTORE POSTAL SERVICES; Denocrats Hit Summerfield Before Joining Voice Vote to Provide 41 Million SENATE MAY ACT TODAY Normal Mail Runs Possible Tomorrow--Postmaster Is Backed by G.O.P. Chiefs New Curbs Effected Canfield Is Satisfied HOUSE APPROVES NEW POSTAL FUND McCormack Complains
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
25,252 days ago
(69 years, 67 days)