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Wednesday, February 3, 1954
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The Headlines
Mayor Urges Upstate Areas To Join Fight for Self-Rule; On Eve of Talk With Dewey, He Renews State-Aid Plea in Message to Council -- Maps Middle-Income Housing MAYOR ASKS HELP IN STATE-AID FIGHT
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Knights of the Round Table
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Simone Weil (1909)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Paul Auster (1947)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
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
26,421 days ago
(72 years, 141 days)