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Saturday, February 22, 1958
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The Headlines
G. O. P. BLOC MAPS BID TO PRESIDENT TO OUST BENSON; Secretary Defies House Unit -- Senate Election Group Rejects Texas Funds G. O. P. BLOC SEEKS BENSON'S OUSTER
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Sugartime
The McGuire Sisters
#1 at the box office
Witness for the Prosecution
The must-have
Hula Hoop
On This Day
Following a plebiscite in both countries the previous day, Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic.
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You Share a Birthday With
- George Washington (1732)
- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788)
- Heinrich Hertz (1857)
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857)
- Horst Köhler (1943)
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
24,941 days ago
(68 years, 121 days)