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Friday, November 15, 1957
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The Headlines
4 RESERVE BANKS CUT DISCOUNT RATE TO SPUR BUSINESS; Put It at 3%, Down %-- New York Among Areas-- 8 Others May Follow Inflation Not Dominant Forecasts Differ 4 RESERVE BANKS REDUCE DISCOUNTS Stocks Climb on Coast Shift Not Unexpected
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Around the World in 80 Days
The must-have
Frisbee
On This Day
Short Solent 3 crashes near Chessell.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gerhart Hauptmann (1862)
- William Herschel (1738)
- Erwin Rommel (1891)
- Mahmoud Abbas (1935)
- Georgia O'Keeffe (1887)
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
25,040 days ago
(68 years, 220 days)