Monday, November 2, 1959

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The Headlines

Navy Asks Tripled Budget Of 1.9 Billion for Polaris; NAVY URGES RISE ON POLARIS FUNDS

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The must-have

Barbie Doll

On This Day

• The first section of the M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened between the present junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 motorway.

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• Quiz show scandals: Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.

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You Share a Birthday With

• James K. Polk (1795)
• Warren G. Harding (1865)
• Marie Antoinette (1755)
• George Boole (1815)
• Odysseas Elytis (1911)

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Tech Check

Xerox 914 Copier, Microchip (Planar) & Pacemaker.

Cost of Living (1950)