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Saturday, July 11, 1959
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The Headlines
Steel Out look Brightened By Hint of Money Offer; STEEL TALKS HINT AT MONEY OFFER
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
- John Quincy Adams (1767)
- Giorgio Armani (1934)
- Alexander Prokhorov (1916)
- Robert the Bruce (1274)
- Yul Brynner (1920)
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
24,436 days ago
(66 years, 346 days)