E C O N O M Y
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- Average US yearly income was $4,000
- Gas cost $.20.
- Average US house was $9,550.
- Average UK house was £2,006.
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N E W S
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- Joseph Stalin dies
- Korean War ends
- Cambodia and Laos both gain independence from France
- Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first to reach the summit of Mt. Everest.
- The Shah of Iran is restored to power with considerable help from the U.S.
- Salk releases a vaccine for polio.
- Protest marches in East Germany are crushed by Soviet forces.
- Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya is sentenced to seven years of hard labor.
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T R I V I A
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- Playboy Magazine is first published.
- So is TV Guide.
- CinemaScope is causing theaters to widen screens.
- The Corvette goes on sale.
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F I L M
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- Burt Lancaster is serving From Here To Eternity.
- Adorable Audrey Hepburn is taking a Roman Holiday.
- We wait for Shane to come back.
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