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Monday, February 17, 1958
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER HAILS HOME LOAN GAINS; Sees an 'Encouraging Sign' in Rise in Applications EISENHOWER HAILS HOME LOAN GAINS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Sugartime
The McGuire Sisters with Neal Hefti
#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
24,946 days ago
(68 years, 126 days)