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Monday, January 18, 1954

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The Headlines

PLAN FOR SUBWAY WOULD END SNAGS AT 4 MAJOR STOPS; Authority Asks Funds for Manhattan Projects -Presses Power Plant Sale

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The must-have

Play-Doh

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

26,436 days ago

(72 years, 156 days)