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Friday, October 23, 1959
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT TO ASK FUND RISE TO SPUR SPACE PROJECTS; Says Agency Has Positive Program' for Exploration -- To Press Missile Work President to Ask Rise in Funds For Space and Missile Work
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Pillow Talk
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
24,332 days ago
(66 years, 242 days)