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Thursday, May 14, 1959
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER SAYS UPTURN STRESSES NEED FOR THRIFT; Asserts That an Economy on Rise Should Produce Surplus to Cut Debt HE HITS SPENDING PLEAS Calls U. S. Annual Interest Costs 'Unconscionable' -- Bonds' Drop Cited Eisenhower Says U. S. Upturn Emphasizes the Need for Thrift
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Some Like It Hot
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
24,494 days ago
(67 years, 39 days)