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Wednesday, April 30, 1958
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The Headlines
Gifts to Colleges Up Sharply in 2 Years; GIFTS TO COLLEGES SHOW HEAVY GAIN
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
- Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777)
- António Guterres (1949)
- Carl XVI Gustaf (1946)
- Jaroslav Hašek (1883)
- Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893)
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
24,874 days ago
(68 years, 54 days)