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Wednesday, December 11, 1957
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT IS FOUND FIT; GOES TO PARIS FRIDAY; DOCTORS BACK TRIP Team of Six Reports Gain After Stroke Is 'Excellent' Rest Had Been Ordered One Precaution Disclosed PRESIDENT FOUND FIT FOR PARIS TRIP Concur With Neurologists Enthusiastic for Trip
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Around the World in 80 Days
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Naguib Mahfouz (1911)
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918)
- Hector Berlioz (1803)
- Robert Koch (1843)
- Max Born (1882)
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
25,013 days ago
(68 years, 193 days)