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Monday, April 21, 1958
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The Headlines
Mayor Urges U. S. Speed Aid to Cities; Mayor Bids U. S. Speed Funds To Help Cities Combat Slump
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Twilight Time
The Platters
#1 at the box office
The Young Lions
The must-have
Hula Hoop
On This Day
United Air Lines Flight 736 collides with a United States Air Force fighter jet near Arden, Nevada in what is now Enterprise, Nevada.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Elizabeth II (1926)
- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Anthony Quinn (1915)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
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
24,883 days ago
(68 years, 63 days)