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Wednesday, September 4, 1957
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The Headlines
BEAME URGES CITY CUT CAPITAL COSTS; Need to Spread Outlays for Transit Projects Stressed in Report to Mayor Gerosa Estimate Endorsed BEAME URGES CITY CUT CAPITAL COSTS Projects Exempts From Limit Request for Transit Funds
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
25,111 days ago
(68 years, 291 days)