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Wednesday, April 23, 1958
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The Headlines
PUBLISHERS BACK CAR-SALES DRIVE; 207 Cities Join Program -- Drop in Ads Reported PUBLISHERS BACK CAR-SALES DRIVE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Witch Doctor
David Seville
#1 at the box office
The Young Lions
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- William Shakespeare (1564)
- Max Planck (1858)
- James Buchanan (1791)
- Halldór Laxness (1902)
- Shirley Temple (1928)
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
24,881 days ago
(68 years, 61 days)