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Tuesday, November 18, 1958
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The Headlines
BRITAIN SUSPENDS FREE-TRADE TALK; Decides to Shelve Project After French Rejection, but Will Seek Others' Views BRITAIN SUSPENDS FREE TRADE TALKS
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
- Margaret Atwood (1939)
- Louis Daguerre (1787)
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786)
- Patrick Blackett (1897)
- Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945)
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
24,672 days ago
(67 years, 217 days)