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Saturday, July 4, 1959
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The Headlines
CASTRO RULES OUT ANY FOREIGN HAND IN CUBAN AFFAIRS; Bars U. S. or International Action -- O.A.S. to Look Into Dominican Charge CASTRO RULES OUT U. S. INTERVENTION
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Nun's Story
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Calvin Coolidge (1872)
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804)
- Gina Lollobrigida (1927)
- Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926)
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
24,443 days ago
(66 years, 353 days)