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Wednesday, January 28, 1959
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The Headlines
DULLES DOUBTS RUSSIAN PEACE BID; MOSCOW, ACCUSED Secretary Notes Effort to Spur 'Cold War' -- Favors Big 4 Talks Dulles Says Russians Attempt To Win 'Cold War,' Not End It
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Some Came Running
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Nicolas Sarkozy (1955)
- Jackson Pollock (1912)
- José Martí (1853)
- Colette (1873)
- Ismail Kadare (1936)
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
24,600 days ago
(67 years, 145 days)