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Wednesday, August 12, 1959
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The Headlines
KHRUSHCHEV DUE TO SPEAK AT U. N. EARLY IN SESSION; Accepts Hammarskjold Bid -- Talk to Assembly Planned for the Week of Sept. 21 HE SOUGHT PRIOR DATE Premier Expected to Spend Night at Soviet Delegation -- Security Problem Seen KHRUSHCHEV DUE TO SPEAK AT U. N.
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
North by Northwest
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
24,404 days ago
(66 years, 314 days)