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Sunday, July 26, 1959

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The Headlines

NIXON WILL SPEND 4 DAYS IN POLAND; PLAN IS SURPRISE; Soviet Refusal to Permit Him to Depart Via East Siberia Alters His Itinerary POLITICAL ASPECT SEEN His Trip Will Coincide With Rockefeller's Attendance at Governors' Parley NIXON WILL SPEND 4 DAYS IN POLAND

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#1 at the box office

The Nun's Story

The must-have

Barbie Doll

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

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Beatnik

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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

24,421 days ago

(66 years, 331 days)