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Tuesday, January 6, 1959

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The Headlines

MIKOYAN SUGGESTS TOP-LEVEL PARLEY OF U. S. AND SOVIET; But Says at Capital Dinner Time May Not Be Ripe -- Door Still Open on Berlin CONFERS WITH DULLES 95-Minute Talk Covers Wide Range -- Secretary Drops His Trip to Canada TOP-LEVEL PARLEY ASKED BY MIKOYAN

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The must-have

Barbie Doll

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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Catchphrases of 1959

  • Some like it hot

Tech Check

Xerox 914 Copier, Microchip (Planar) & Pacemaker.

Cost of Living (1950)

Loaf of Bread

$0.14

Gallon of Gas

$0.27

Average Home

$7,354

New Car

$1,510

Time Elapsed

24,622 days ago

(67 years, 167 days)