Friday, November 28, 1958

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The Headlines

SOVIET ASKS TALK; Says It Will Give East Berlin to German Reds in 6 Months Moscow Proposes West Berlin Receive Status of a Free City

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Tom Dooley

The Kingston Trio

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Hula Hoop

On This Day

• Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.

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• First successful flight of SM-65 Atlas; the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Friedrich Engels (1820)
• William Blake (1757)
• Stefan Zweig (1881)
• Alexander Blok (1880)
• Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908)

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Tech Check

Integrated Circuit (Microchip), Stereo Records & Modem.

Cost of Living (1950)