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Wednesday, August 13, 1958
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The Headlines
POWELL, LINDSAY WIN IN PRIMARIES BY WIDE MARGINS; Opponents of Both Concede Defeat in Contests for Congress Nominations HARLEM VOTING HEAVY Blow to Tammany Seen -- Insurgent Beats Goodwin for Coudert's Seat Winners of Primary Contests POWELL, LINDSAY WIN IN PRIMARY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)
Unknown Artist
#1 at the box office
Indiscreet
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Fidel Castro (1926)
- Alfred Hitchcock (1899)
- Frederick Sanger (1918)
- Karl Liebknecht (1871)
- John Logie Baird (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
24,768 days ago
(67 years, 313 days)