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Monday, January 19, 1959
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The Headlines
MAYOR SEES HALT IN NEW CITY TAXES AFTER NEXT YEAR; Says Closing $145,000,000 Gap in 1959-60 Budget Should Suffice 5 Years DISCUSSES NEW LEVIES Besides 'One Big One,' Need Is for Several Smaller Ones, He Asserts on TV MAYOR SEES HALT IN NEW CITY TAXES
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Auntie Mame †
The must-have
Barbie Doll
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
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
24,610 days ago
(67 years, 155 days)