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Saturday, December 27, 1958
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The Headlines
BRITAIN EXPECTED TO EASE EXCHANGE; Treasury Silent on Reports of Step Toward Making Sterling Convertible
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Pasteur (1822)
- Marlene Dietrich (1901)
- Johannes Kepler (1571)
- Gérard Depardieu (1948)
- Ghalib (1797)
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
24,633 days ago
(67 years, 178 days)