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Thursday, April 24, 1958
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER CALLS RECESSION MINOR AND URGES CALM; Asks Public Not to Forget 'Grave' World Emergency in Worry Over Incomes ASSAILS JOB AID BILL President Says House Plan Offers 'Dole' and Destroys Federal-State Relation EISENHOWER CALLS RECESSION 'MINOR'
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Witch Doctor
David Seville
#1 at the box office
The Bridge on the River Kwai †
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Barbra Streisand (1942)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934)
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
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
24,880 days ago
(68 years, 60 days)