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Sunday, November 9, 1958

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The Headlines

U. S. Signs a Pact to Spur Nuclear Power in Europe; Gives Uranium and $135,000,000 Loan to Help Euratom Build Six to Eight Reactors -- Gains to Be Shared

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on Your Hit Parade

It's All in the Game

Tommy Edwards

The must-have

Hula Hoop

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

24,680 days ago

(67 years, 225 days)