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Saturday, October 24, 1959
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The Headlines
MOSCOW RENEWS CALL FOR SUMMIT AT EARLIEST TIME; Official Statement Seeks to End Speculation on Stand -- No Deadline Is Set SOVIET AGAIN ASKS FOR SUMMIT SOON
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
24,331 days ago
(66 years, 241 days)