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Tuesday, March 18, 1958

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The Headlines

MEDAN RETAKEN, JAKARTA ASSERTS; Airport and Port Also Said to Be Recaptured in Day -- Rebels Dispute Claims MEDAN RETAKEN, JAKARTA ASSERTS

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Catch a Falling Star

Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and The Ray Charles Singers

The must-have

Hula Hoop

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

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

24,916 days ago

(68 years, 96 days)