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Friday, June 13, 1958
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The Headlines
JUNTA IN ALGIERS INSISTS MILITARY WILL KEEP ROLES; De Gaulle Appears Set Back in Efforts to Take Control Over the Dissidents BUT REBUFF IS INDIRECT Premier Has Not Actually Ordered Withdrawals -- Salan Stand Unclear JUNTA IN ALGIERS INSISTS ON STAND
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
The Purple People Eater
Unknown Artist
#1 at the box office
South Pacific
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831)
- Ban Ki-moon (1944)
- W. B. Yeats (1865)
- John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928)
- Fernando Pessoa (1888)
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
24,829 days ago
(68 years, 9 days)