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Wednesday, August 21, 1957
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The Headlines
U.N. COUNCIL BARS OMAN COMPLAINT; Votes 5-4 Against Hearing Arab Censure of Britain-- Lodge Chides Russian United States Abstained Stability Held Aim U.N. COUNCIL BARS OMAN COMPLAINT Delegates Are Warned Soviet Backs U.N. Study Statement Labeled 'Fiction'
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
25,125 days ago
(68 years, 305 days)