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Monday, August 24, 1959
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The Headlines
DROP TO 60'S ENDS 2 WEEKS OF HEAT; Cool Air Covers Northeast -- More Is Due Today Cool Air From the North Ends A Two-Week Hot Spell in City
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
24,392 days ago
(66 years, 302 days)