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Thursday, December 31, 1959
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The Headlines
MORE HOME RULE IS URGED IN STATE; Constitution Revision Group Asks Simpler Charter MORE HOME RULE IS URGED IN STATE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
El Paso
Marty Robbins
#1 at the box office
Operation Petticoat
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
24,264 days ago
(66 years, 174 days)