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Thursday, January 9, 1958
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The Headlines
Pentagon Spurs Research; Seeks Half a Billion More; Will Request 2.2 Billion in New Budget to Develop Arms Programs -- Plans to Widen Basic Scientific Study PENTAGON TO PUSH RESEARCH PLANS
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
- Richard Nixon (1913)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908)
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Joan Baez (1941)
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
24,984 days ago
(68 years, 164 days)