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Friday, July 17, 1959
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The Headlines
GROMYKO AGREES TO SECRET TALKS ON BERLIN ISSUE; But Reveals Soviet Terms for Agreement Remain as Hard as Ever HERTER ANALYZES AIMS Suggests in Geneva Parley Address That U.N. Get Role in Settlement GROMYKO AGREES TO SECRET TALKS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
A Hole in the Head
The must-have
Barbie Doll
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
24,430 days ago
(66 years, 340 days)