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Monday, October 5, 1959
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The Headlines
SOVIET EXPECTS SATELLITE TO ROUND THE MOON TODAY AND SEND DATA ON FAR SIDE; PHOTOS POSSIBLE Scientist Hopeful on Pictures -- Future Path Is in Doubt Soviet Expects Satellite to Round Moon and Transmit Data From Far Side Today AN ORBIT OF EARTH REMAINS IN DOUBT Scientist Predicts Photos of Distant Lunar Side but Officials Are Silent
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
But Not for Me
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
24,350 days ago
(66 years, 260 days)