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Thursday, March 13, 1958
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The Headlines
HUGE SHORTAGES IN CITY ACCOUNTS RUMORED, DENIED; 'Hundreds of Thousands' in Realty Office Funds Are Gone, City Hall Hears FUND SHORTAGES RUMORED, DENIED
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Tequila
The Champs
#1 at the box office
The Bridge on the River Kwai †
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Giorgos Seferis (1900)
- Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741)
- Pope Innocent XII (1615)
- Mahmoud Darwish (1942)
- John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899)
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
24,922 days ago
(68 years, 102 days)