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On the date

Thursday, January 14, 1954

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The Headlines

STATE BILL SEEKS STRIKE 'COOL-OFF'; Provides for 30-Day Delay in Tie-ups Affecting Public -- Result of Milk Walkout STATE BILL SEEKS STRIKE 'COOL-OFF'

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The must-have

Play-Doh

On This Day

  • The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1954

  • Under God

Tech Check

Transistor Radio, Solar Cell & Non-Stick Pan (Teflon).

Cost of Living (1950)

Loaf of Bread

$0.14

Gallon of Gas

$0.27

Average Home

$7,354

New Car

$1,510

Time Elapsed

26,441 days ago

(72 years, 161 days)