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Wednesday, June 4, 1958
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The Headlines
DE GAULLE GOES TO ALGERIA TODAY TO CALM DISSIDENTS; NAMES ELY MILITARY CHIEF; TALKS WITH SALAN
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
The Purple People Eater
Sheb Wooley
#1 at the box office
God's Little Acre
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- George III (1738)
- Bronisław Komorowski (1952)
- Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867)
- Karolos Papoulias (1929)
- François Quesnay (1694)
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
24,839 days ago
(68 years, 19 days)