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Tuesday, April 15, 1958

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The Headlines

MODERATE VOTE LIKELY IN JERSEY; Six Seeking Nominations for Senate Today -- Meyner's Prestige at Stake MODERATE VOTE LIKELY IN JERSEY

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Twilight Time

The Platters

#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

24,888 days ago

(68 years, 68 days)