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Friday, June 6, 1958
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The Headlines
PREMIER ON TOUR; Takes Conciliation Bid to Moslem Regions -- Stresses Rights De Gaulle, in Algeria Hinterland, Renews His Offer of Conciliation
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
The Purple People Eater
Sheb Wooley
#1 at the box office
South Pacific
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Pushkin (1799)
- Diego Velázquez (1599)
- Thomas Mann (1875)
- Sukarno (1901)
- Pierre Corneille (1606)
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
24,836 days ago
(68 years, 16 days)