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Thursday, February 5, 1959
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The Headlines
INQUIRY INTO G.M. IS ORDERED BY U.S.; Grand Jury Will Seek Data for Possible Trust Suit -- Subpoena Served INQUIRY ON G. M. ORDERED BY U. S.
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Auntie Mame †
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Charlotte Rampling (1946)
- William S. Burroughs (1914)
- Robert Peel (1788)
- Robert Hofstadter (1915)
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900)
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
24,592 days ago
(67 years, 137 days)