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Thursday, January 2, 1958
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The Headlines
INDUSTRIES PRESS FOR POWER ACTION; 50 Concerns Upstate Plead for Niagara Approval
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
At the Hop
Danny & the Juniors with Artie Singer
#1 at the box office
Sayonara
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Thérèse of Lisieux (1873)
- Rudolf Clausius (1822)
- Mehmed IV (1642)
- Osman III (1699)
- Mily Balakirev (1837)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Integrated Circuit (Microchip), Stereo Records & Modem.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
24,991 days ago
(68 years, 171 days)