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Wednesday, March 25, 1959
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The Headlines
MAYOR AND BOARD COOL TO THREATS OF STAFF STRIKE; They Have 'No Intention of Yielding' Over Pay -- Seek 'Legitimate Requests' LONGER TIE-UP HINTED Stark Demands Legislature Pass Betting Bill -- Sharkey Replies to Rockefeller CITY BOARD COOL TO STRIKE THREAT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Rio Bravo
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
Chain Island is sold by the State of California to Russell Gallaway III, a Sacramento businessman who plans to use it as a "hunting and fishing retreat", for $5,258.20 ($56,716 in 2024).
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You Share a Birthday With
- Elton John (1947)
- Aretha Franklin (1942)
- Béla Bartók (1881)
- Catherine of Siena (1347)
- Norman Borlaug (1914)
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
24,544 days ago
(67 years, 89 days)