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Friday, July 31, 1959
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The Headlines
NIXON INDICATES HE FAVORS VISIT BY KHRUSHCHEV; Eisenhower Trip to Soviet May Also Be Suggested by Vice President HE TOURS URALS REGION American Visitor Stresses an Increase in Contact by People and Leaders Nixon Hints Strongly He Favors Inviting Khrushchev to Visit U.S.
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Anatomy of a Murder
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Milton Friedman (1912)
- Louis de Funès (1914)
- Primo Levi (1919)
- Premchand (1880)
- Richard Griffiths (1947)
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
24,416 days ago
(66 years, 326 days)