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On the date
Tuesday, November 17, 1959
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The Headlines
' BUY-IN-U. S.' RULE ON AID IS WIDENED; Herter Says New Policy Will Apply to I.C.A. Funds for Development Projects ' BUY-IN-U. S.' RULE ON AID IS WIDENED
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Pillow Talk
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Scorsese (1942)
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Cyril Ramaphosa (1952)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Danny DeVito (1944)
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
24,307 days ago
(66 years, 217 days)