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Tuesday, October 13, 1959
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The Headlines
HIGH COURT LINKS CRIMINAL JURIES AND NEGRO VOTING; Refuses Mississippi's Appeal of Ruling Against the Use of All-White Panels STATE FACES DILEMMA Must Open Ballot Lists or See Convictions Voided on Constitutional Grounds HIGH COURT LINKS VOTES AND JURIES
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The FBI Story
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
24,342 days ago
(66 years, 252 days)