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Friday, January 23, 1959
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The Headlines
M'ELROY REVEALS STUDIES TO REBUT SOVIET ICBM LEAD; He Asserts Positive Evidence Is Lacking That Russia Has Combat Missile M'ELROY REVEALS STUDIES ON ICBM
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Some Came Running
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- David Hilbert (1862)
- Stendhal (1783)
- Édouard Manet (1832)
- Derek Walcott (1930)
- Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947)
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
24,606 days ago
(67 years, 151 days)