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Wednesday, July 29, 1959

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The Headlines

TRUCE ON BERLIN OFFERED BY WEST; 5-Year Accord Would Give a Limited Role to U. N. -- Soviet Held Unyielding

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#1 at the box office

The Nun's Story

The must-have

Barbie Doll

On This Day

  • First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.

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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

24,419 days ago

(66 years, 329 days)