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Tuesday, July 14, 1959

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The Headlines

GROMYKO REVIVES PROCEDURE ISSUE, SNARLS NEW TALK; Renews Demand That East Germans Sit In on Closed Sessions of Ministers TIME LIMIT IS DISCUSSED But Debate Overshadows Bid to Explain Soviet View -Next Parley Tomorrow GROMYKO SNARLS RESUMED PARLEY

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The must-have

Barbie Doll

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1959

  • Some like it hot

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

24,433 days ago

(66 years, 343 days)