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Friday, February 28, 1958
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The Headlines
REBEL LOSSES UP IN ALGERIAN WAR; 3,371 Slain in February, Say French -- Paris Worried by Rising Hostilities Rebel Losses Rise in Algeria; Growing War Worries French
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
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
24,935 days ago
(68 years, 115 days)