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Monday, June 22, 1959
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The Headlines
STATE TO REDUCE DISABILITY COSTS AND SPEED CLAIMS; Injured Workers' Payments Due 14 Weeks Sooner -- Saving of Million Seen STATE TO REDUCE DISABILITY COSTS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Say One for Me
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 1000 (1000)
- Meryl Streep (1949)
- Erich Maria Remarque (1898)
- Giuseppe Mazzini (1805)
- Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767)
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
24,455 days ago
(67 years, 0 days)