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Wednesday, August 6, 1958

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The Headlines

SENATORS BALKED IN EFFORT TO LINK HOFFA TO PAY-OFF; Witnesses Cite $17,500 Fund to Avert Strike but Recant on Union Chief's Role SENATORS BALKED AT HOFFA INQUIRY

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Poor Little Fool

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Hula Hoop

On This Day

  • Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy, outlawing the Communist Party of Chile and banning 26,650 persons from the electoral lists, is repealed in Chile.

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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

24,775 days ago

(67 years, 320 days)