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Thursday, July 16, 1959
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The Headlines
Idlewild Rejects City Control in Disaster Operations; Idlewild Opposes Regulation by City During Disasters
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
A Hole in the Head
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907)
- Ginger Rogers (1911)
- Yasuo Fukuda (1936)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
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
24,432 days ago
(66 years, 342 days)