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Thursday, August 29, 1957
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The Headlines
Albanian Asks Tie to U.S. But Denounces Its Policy; Premier Shehu, in Unusual Interview, Charges Efforts to Subvert Regime-- Denies Status as Soviet Satellite ALBANIAN LEADER URGES U.S. LINKS Replies in Writing Charges U.S. Subversion Stresses Nation's Progress Denies Soviet Military Role Seed no Need to Change
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Pajama Game
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
25,117 days ago
(68 years, 297 days)