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Saturday, March 29, 1958

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The Headlines

MITCHELL URGES CONGRESS TO RUSH JOBLESS AID PLAN; Secretary Hears House Unit Score Program -- Claims of Unemployed Drop MITCHELL URGES JOBLESS PAY PLAN

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Tequila

The Champs

#1 at the box office

The Bridge on the River Kwai earned nearly $600,000 from the cities sampled.

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

24,906 days ago

(68 years, 86 days)