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Sunday, August 18, 1957
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The Headlines
REUTHER OFFERS PAY CURB IF PRICE ON '58 CARS IS CUT; Suggests Big 3 Producers Support Inflation Fight by Making $100 Reductions EXPECTS BIGGER PROFIT, Predicts Sales of a Million More Autos--Backs Panel to Resolve Disputes Replies Due This Week CUT IN CAR PRICES URGED BY REUTHER Review Panel Proposed More Profit Foreseen
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Around the World in 80 Days
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
25,129 days ago
(68 years, 309 days)