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Saturday, January 18, 1958
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The Headlines
2 Polio Victims Win Vaccine Suit But Cutter Is Held Not Negligent; 2 POLIO VICTIMS WIN VACCINE SUIT
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
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
24,975 days ago
(68 years, 155 days)