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Saturday, May 17, 1958
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The Headlines
HOUSE UNIT VOTES COMPROMISE BILL ON DEFENSE SHIFT; President and McElroy Back Most Points but Demand Revision on 2 Matters INEFFICIENCY IS FEARED Vinson Group Writes Curbs on Secretary's Power Over the Individual Services HOUSE UNIT VOTES DEFENSE CHANGES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
All I Have To Do Is Dream
The Everly Brothers
#1 at the box office
South Pacific
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Edward Jenner (1749)
- Henri Barbusse (1873)
- Erik Satie (1866)
- Alfonso XIII (1886)
- Dennis Hopper (1936)
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
24,857 days ago
(68 years, 37 days)