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Tuesday, May 20, 1958

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The Headlines

WEEKS PREDICTS 50% OUTPUT RISE IN NEXT 10 YEARS; But Business Must Lead Revival, He Tells Parley -- Industry Reviews Efforts WEEKS PREDICTS 50% OUTPUT RISE

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

All I Have To Do Is Dream

The Everly Brothers

The must-have

Hula Hoop

On This Day

  • Capital Airlines Flight 300 collides in mid-air with a United States Air Force Lockheed T-33 over Brunswick, Maryland, killing 12.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1958

  • It's a bird! It's a plane!

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

24,853 days ago

(68 years, 33 days)