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Saturday, November 15, 1958
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The Headlines
Fuchs Plans to Go To East Germany; FUCHS PLANS TO GO TO EAST GERMANY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio
#1 at the box office
The Last Hurrah
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Gerhart Hauptmann (1862)
- William Herschel (1738)
- Erwin Rommel (1891)
- Mahmoud Abbas (1935)
- Georgia O'Keeffe (1887)
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
24,674 days ago
(67 years, 219 days)