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Monday, May 6, 1957
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The Headlines
COLOMBIA CRISIS MOUNTS AS POLICE ATTACK STUDENTS; Three Youths Are Reported Killed--Plea by Cardinal to Regime Indicated GAS BOMBS HIT CHURCH Catholics' Open Opposition to Re-election of Rojas May Result From Clash
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Funny Face
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
25,232 days ago
(69 years, 47 days)