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 President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vice President
Richard Nixon
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| Gallon of Milk |
.92
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| Loaf of Bread |
.18
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| Dozen Eggs |
.78
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| Postage Stamp |
.03
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| Min. Wage Hour |
.75
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| Gallon of Gas |
.23
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| DOW Avg. |
489
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| New Auto |
1,950.00
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| New Home |
22,000.00
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| Average Income |
4,137.00
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 Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California. The new amusement park was built by Walt Disney and cost $17 million. In Washington D.C., the A.F.L. and C.I.O. agrees to merge. The United States government announces that it plans to launch the world´s first orbiting satellite in 1957. In other news, French and British foreign ministers create a plan to include the Eastern bloc nations in a new Council of Europe. Austria formally regains its sovereignty. About 1,000 Catholic demonstrators are arrested in Buenos Aires for protesting the Peron "tyranny." |
 This year in sports, Brooklyn defeats New York in the seventh game to clinch the World Series. Seven-foot-two-inch Wilt Chamberlain is scheduled to attend the University of Kansas. In the NBA, Syracuse beats out Ft. Wayne to become NBA Champs. The Rams defeat the Browns 38-14 for football title. For the third consecutive year, Louison Bobet wins the Tour de France. Ken Rosewall wins Australian tennis title. "Swaps" ridden by W. Shoemaker wins the Kentucky Derby. |
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Back in 1955, the popular songs of that time were: "Ain´t That a Shame" performed by Pat Boone; "Autumn Leaves" performed by Roger Williams; "Hearts of Stone" sung by The Fontane Sisters and as well as "Learnin´ the Blues" by Frank Sinatra. Also topping the musical charts that year were: "Let Me Go Lover" by Joan Weber; "Sincerely" by The McGuire Sisters; "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ford; and the ever popular "Unchained Melody" by Les Baxter. "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" by Four Aces. "A Blossom Fell" by nat King Cole. "I Hear You Knocking" by gale Storm. "The Yellow Rose of Texas" by Mitch Miller. "Moments to Remember" by Four Lads. |
Fireside Theatre, Lux Video Theatre , The George Gobel Show, Treasury Men in Action, Dragnet, People are Funny, The Jackie Gleason Show, What's My Line, Disneyland, The $64,000 Question, The Loretta Young Show, Your Hit Parade, Buick-Berle Show, Lux Video Theatre The George Gobel Show, The Toast of the Town, December Bride, The Chevy Show, The Perry Como Show Ford Theatre, I've Got a Secret, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The Roy Rogers Show, Arthur Godfrey and His Friends Private Secretary, The Life of Riley, The Lineup, You Bet Your Life, General Electric Theatre, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Phil Silvers Show, Climax, I Love Lucy, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Red Skelton Show, Fireside Theatre, My Little Margie, The Honeymooners, This Is Your Life, Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts, The Jack Benny Show, Topper, Two for the Money The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Millionnaire, American Bandstand - September 1952 - Host: Bob Horn - Aired on WFIL-TV |
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Best Movie: "Marty" - Directed by Delbert Mann
Best Actor: Ernest Borgnine - "Marty"
Best Actress: Anna Magnani - "The Rose Tattoo"
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