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Friday, May 3, 1957
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The Headlines
BECK IS INDICTED; $56,000 EVASION OF TAX CHARGED; 2d Count Cites 'False' Report for Union--Jury Acts 13 Days Before Deadline Union Trial Next Week BECK IS INDICTED AS A TAX EVADER McDonald Asks Scrutiny
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Funny Face
The must-have
Frisbee
On This Day
Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Niccolò Machiavelli (1469)
- Golda Meir (1898)
- Bing Crosby (1903)
- James Brown (1933)
- Steven Weinberg (1933)
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
25,235 days ago
(69 years, 50 days)