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Friday, August 22, 1958
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The Headlines
180 SITES URGED FOR ATOMIC CHECK; East-West Experts Conclude Effective Police System on Ban Is Possible 180 SITES URGED FOR ATOMIC CHECK
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Bird Dog
Unknown Artist
#1 at the box office
South Pacific
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Deng Xiaoping (1904)
- Claude Debussy (1862)
- Ray Bradbury (1920)
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902)
- Pope Leo XII (1760)
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
24,759 days ago
(67 years, 304 days)