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Thursday, October 8, 1959
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The Headlines
PASSENGER SHIPS FACE A HALT HERE; Pier Body Acts to Bar Use of White-Collar Workers for Longshore Duties
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The FBI Story
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Sigourney Weaver (1949)
- Ursula von der Leyen (1958)
- Marina Tsvetaeva (1892)
- Juan Perón (1895)
- Frank Herbert (1920)
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
24,348 days ago
(66 years, 258 days)