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Wednesday, March 5, 1958
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The Headlines
DRESS TALKS FAIL; STRIKE ON TODAY; BRIEF TIE-UP SEEN; 105,000 Workers to Go Out Here and in 6 States -- 25,000 Others Affected 25-YEAR PEACE BROKEN 2 Chief Issues Are Contract Enforcement and the Size of a Wage Increase DRESS TALKS FAIL; STRIKE ON TODAY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Don't
Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
#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
24,930 days ago
(68 years, 110 days)