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Saturday, April 19, 1958
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The Headlines
Gen. Gamelin Dead; Led French in 1940; Gen. Maurice Gamelin Is Dead; French Commander in 1939-40
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
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Mukesh Ambani (1957)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
- Jayne Mansfield (1933)
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
24,885 days ago
(68 years, 65 days)