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Sunday, December 7, 1958
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The Headlines
CAPITAL AVOIDING POOREST NATIONS; Private Investments Scant in Needy Lands, Where Reds Push Cause HOUSE STUDY BEGUN Extreme Nationalism and Fear of Expropriation Called Difficulties CAPITAL AVOIDING POOREST NATIONS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio
#1 at the box office
Mardi Gras
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
24,652 days ago
(67 years, 197 days)