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Thursday, August 15, 1957
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The Headlines
41 DEFY WARNING, SET OFF FOR CHINA; Americans in Moscow Insist on Their 'Right to Travel' 41 Defy Ban and Set Off for China 2 Concede Being 'Used' Minds Made Up Travelers Are Listed
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
- Napoleon (1769)
- Walter Scott (1771)
- Louis de Broglie (1892)
- Sri Aurobindo (1872)
- Gerty Cori (1896)
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
25,131 days ago
(68 years, 311 days)