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Wednesday, July 24, 1957
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The Headlines
HOUSE APPROVES POSTAL PAY RISE; Eisenhower Again Indicates His Opposition to Measure After Vote of 379-38 Round of Rises Feared Cost of Bill Estimated HOUSE APPROVES POSTAL PAY RISE
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Around the World in 80 Days
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Simón Bolívar (1783)
- Alexandre Dumas (1802)
- Amelia Earhart (1897)
- Henrik Pontoppidan (1857)
- Robert Graves (1895)
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
25,153 days ago
(68 years, 333 days)