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Friday, May 17, 1957
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The Headlines
WILSON DEFENDS SIZE OF BUDGET, CITING INFLATION; Defense Secretary Also Notes Changes in Bookkeeping-- Doubts Strain on People CUT SENT TO PRESIDENT Post Office and Treasury Bill Approved--Benson Scores Action to End Soil Bank
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Around the World in 80 Days
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Edward Jenner (1749)
- Henri Barbusse (1873)
- Erik Satie (1866)
- Alfonso XIII (1886)
- Dennis Hopper (1936)
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
25,221 days ago
(69 years, 36 days)