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Friday, June 28, 1957
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The Headlines
SOCIAL SECURITY VOTED TO 120,000 EMPLOYED BY CITY; Beneficiaries Also Eligible for Municipal Pensions-- Courts Get Pay Rises
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
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712)
- Peter Paul Rubens (1577)
- Luigi Pirandello (1867)
- Muhammad Yunus (1940)
- Henry VIII (1491)
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
25,179 days ago
(68 years, 359 days)