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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
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Catch a Falling Star
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and The Ray Charles Singers
#1 at the box office
The Bridge on the River Kwai †
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
24,916 days ago
(68 years, 96 days)