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Tuesday, October 29, 1957

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The Headlines

SOVIET URGES U.N. WIDEN ARMS TALK; Suggests All Members Join in a New Commission-- West Cool to Idea Plan Opposed by U.S. Present Membership SOVIET URGES U.N. WIDEN ARMS TALK

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On This Day

  • Israel's prime minister David Ben-Gurion and five of his ministers are injured when Moshe Dwek throws a grenade into the Knesset.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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Catchphrases of 1957

  • Ward, I'm worried about the Beaver

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

25,056 days ago

(68 years, 236 days)