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Monday, October 14, 1957
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The Headlines
EGYPTIANS MOVE TROOPS TO SYRIA; CITE DEFENSE AIM; Force Put Ashore at Latakia by Cairo's Naval Vessels Under Joint Air Cover STEP BEGAN LAST MONTH Dispatch of 'Basic Elements' Linked to Tension Along Border With Turkey No Data on Troop Strength Amer Is Joint Commander EGYPTIANS MOVE TROOPS TO SYRIA
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Slang of the decade
General
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Greaser
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Beatnik
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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
25,072 days ago
(68 years, 252 days)