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Monday, January 13, 1958

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The Headlines

ITALIAN REJECTS ATOM-FREE PLAN; Fanfani of Regime's Party Rules Out an Extension of European Zone ITALIAN REJECTS ATOM-FREE PLAN

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

At the Hop

Danny & the Juniors with Artie Singer

The must-have

Hula Hoop

On This Day

  • The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1958

  • It's a bird! It's a plane!

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

24,980 days ago

(68 years, 160 days)