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Sunday, October 5, 1958
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The Headlines
A SEASON COME TO LIFE; ' Damn Yankees,' 'The Defiant Ones' Lead a Lively Fall Film Parade
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
It's All in the Game
Tommy Edwards
#1 at the box office
Damn Yankees
The must-have
Hula Hoop
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
24,715 days ago
(67 years, 260 days)