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Wednesday, December 23, 1959
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The Headlines
PRICE INDEX RISES TO ANOTHER HIGH; 0.1% Increase Recorded in November -- Food Is Only Item to Show Decline PRICE INDEX RISES TO ANOTHER HIGH
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
On the Beach
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Akihito (1933)
- Helmut Schmidt (1918)
- Alexander I of Russia (1777)
- Joseph Smith (1805)
- Jean-François Champollion (1790)
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
24,271 days ago
(66 years, 181 days)