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Tuesday, November 19, 1957
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The Headlines
GIRARD IS GUILTY; TERM SUSPENDED BY COURT IN JAPAN; Sentence of 3 Years for U.S. Soldier in Fatal Shooting of Woman Is Remitted Faced 15-Year Term Girard Must Pay Costs Soldier Called Immature GIRARD CONVICTED, BUT IS RELEASED 'Kind of a Tough Sentence' Army is Silent Socialists Assail Verdict
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Around the World in 80 Days
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Indira Gandhi (1917)
- James A. Garfield (1831)
- Mikhail Lomonosov (1711)
- Charles I of England (1600)
- Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (1954)
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
25,036 days ago
(68 years, 216 days)