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Sunday, August 25, 1957
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The Headlines
DEFENSE CUTS STIR SERVICE PROTESTS; Pentagon Feuds Rekindled by Ceiling of 38 Billion on Spending in 1958 Latest Cuts Cited DEFENSE CUTS STIR SERVICE PROTESTS Disputes Sharpened Missiles in Controversy
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
- Sean Connery (1930)
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911)
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
25,122 days ago
(68 years, 302 days)