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Friday, April 3, 1959
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The Headlines
STATE WILL SPEND 135 MILLION HERE ON EXPRESSWAYS; New Projects Are Included in 303 Million Highway Program for the Year FEDERAL FUNDS TO HELP Cross-Westchester Link and Long Island Extension Also to Be Constructed STATE LISTS PLANS FOR ROADS IN CITY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Some Like It Hot
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Marlon Brando (1924)
- Helmut Kohl (1930)
- Jane Goodall (1934)
- Washington Irving (1783)
- Doris Day (1922)
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
24,535 days ago
(67 years, 80 days)