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Sunday, February 8, 1959
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The Headlines
IF THE WORLD'S TO KNOW US BETTER; WHAT ARE FOR. By Arthur Larson. 173 pp. New York: Harper & Bros. $2.95.
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
24,590 days ago
(67 years, 135 days)