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Tuesday, February 10, 1959
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The Headlines
GOVERNOR HINTS MAYOR WILL GET CITY TAX CHOICE; Wagner May Be Forced to Pick Either Higher Sales Levy or Off-Track Bets HE FAVORS THE LATTER Republican Strategy Would Be to Allow Both and Let Blame Fall on City Hall MAYOR MAY GET CITY TAX CHOICE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Auntie Mame †
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Bertolt Brecht (1898)
- Boris Pasternak (1890)
- Harold Macmillan (1894)
- Lee Hsien Loong (1952)
- Walter Brattain (1902)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
24,587 days ago
(67 years, 132 days)