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Saturday, August 10, 1957
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The Headlines
INCOME CURB SET BY POLISH DECREE; Move Is Made Retroactive --Surplus Tax Added
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Pride and the Passion
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Herbert Hoover (1874)
- Juan Manuel Santos (1951)
- Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
- Jorge Amado (1912)
- Anwar Ibrahim (1947)
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
25,137 days ago
(68 years, 317 days)