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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

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Don't

Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires

The must-have

Hula Hoop

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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Catchphrases of 1958

  • It's a bird! It's a plane!

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)