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Monday, June 17, 1957
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The Headlines
GAITSKELL URGES WEST TO ACCEPT SOVIET TEST PLAN; Laborite Chief Would Agree to Halt Nuclear Blasts Under Control System FAVORS TRIAL OF OFFER Says a First Step Is Vital to Start Operation of Protective Program 'Absolute Power' Discounted GAITSKELL BACKS SOVIET TEST PLAN Disarmament Delay Opposed
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Island in the Sun
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
25,191 days ago
(69 years, 6 days)