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Saturday, February 8, 1958
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The Headlines
DEMOCRATS PRESS FOR PUBLIC WORKS TO SPUR ECONOMY; Senate Bid Seeks Projects of Many Types in Sectors of High Unemployment Democrats Stress Public Works In Drive to Spur U. S. Economy
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Don't
Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
#1 at the box office
A Farewell to Arms
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
24,955 days ago
(68 years, 135 days)