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Monday, March 31, 1958

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The Headlines

WEST'S 2-YEAR AID TO POORER LANDS PUT AT 5.5 BILLION; U. N. Data on Economic Help Show 2.8 Billion by U. S. Was Largest Share WEST'S 2-YEAR AID PUT AT 5.5 BILLION

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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

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Greaser

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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

24,903 days ago

(68 years, 83 days)