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On the date
Friday, April 18, 1958
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The Headlines
FEDERAL RESERVE TAKES TWO MOVES TO PROMOTE LOANS; Cuts Fund Requirements for Large-City Banks -- Drops Discount Rate to 1 3/4% U. S. TAKES 2 STEPS TO PROMOTE LOANS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Twilight Time
The Platters
#1 at the box office
The Young Lions
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- David Ricardo (1772)
- Michael D. Higgins (1941)
- James Woods (1947)
- Samuel P. Huntington (1927)
- Lucrezia Borgia (1480)
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
24,886 days ago
(68 years, 66 days)