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Wednesday, December 10, 1958
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The Headlines
SOVIET POSSESSES RECORD MISSILE, KHRUSHCHEV SAYS; He Is Reported to Have Told Humphrey It Can Fire Almost 8,700 Miles EISENHOWER IS BRIEFED Senator Gives Him Premier's Message on Nuclear Gains and Proposals on Berlin
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
24,649 days ago
(67 years, 194 days)