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Gallon of Milk	1.01
Loaf of Bread	.20
Dozen Eggs	.89
Postage Stamp	.04
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Gallon of Gas	.25
DOW Avg.	680
New Auto	2,250.00
New Home	30,000.00
Average Income	5,016.00

In Bonn, Dr. Heinrich Luebke is elected president of West Germany. Spain officially joins the Western European trading community. In Jerusalem, Premier David Ben Gurion resigns from office because of the crisis over arms sales. Fidel Castro seizes power in Havana and becomes president of Cuba. In Washington D.C., U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower declares that Catholicism should not be a factor when campaigning for the presidency. The United States launches the world´s first Atomic merchant ship. The USS Savannah was launched from Camden, New Jersey.

In baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Chicago White Sox in the sixth game to win the World Series. The Baltimore Colts win the National Football League title 31-16 over the New York giants. Montreal defeats Toronto to capture hockey´s Stanley Cup. In tennis, Maria Bueno and Alex Olmedo win the singles titles at Wimbledon. Roger Ward emerges victorious in the Indy 500. A horse named Tommy Lee" wins Kentucky Derby. The Boston Celtics win over Minneapolis in the National Basketball Association Championships.

Back in 1959, the popular songs of that time were: "A Big Hunk O´ Love" performed by Elvis Presley; "Come Softly to Me" performed by Fleetwood´s; "Dream Lover" sung by Bobby Darin as well as "Lonely Boy" by Paul Anka. Also topping the musical charts that year were: "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin; "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price; "There Goes My Baby" by The Drifters; and the ever popular "Venus" by Frankie Avalon. "Heartaches By the Number" by Guy Mitchell. "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny. "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton. "The Three Bells" by The Browns. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by The Platters.

General Electric Theatre, Peter Gunn, The Millionnaire, American Bandstand - August 5, 1957 - Host: Dick Clark - Aired on ABC-TV - Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EST, Cheyenne, Mr. Lucky, The Jackie Gleason Show, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Dragnet, The Danny Thomas Show, The Rifleman, Father Knows Best, Sugarfoot, The Real McCoys, Have Gun Will Travel, Maverick, The Jack Benny Show, Wagon Train, 77 Sunset Strip, Rawhide, The Perry Como Show, The Price is Right, I've Got a Secret, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Texan, Dennis the Menace, Lassie, The Ford Show, This Is Your Life, Gunsmoke, Name That Tune, The Lawman, What´s My Line, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Perry Mason, The Life & Legend of WyattEarp, You Bet Your Life, Zane Grey Theater, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Ann Sothern Show, The Red Skelton Show