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Wednesday, February 10, 1954
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The Headlines
WHITE HOUSE SAYS G. O. P. TOLD 'FACTS,' DENIES ANY 'SMEAR'; Democratic Leaders' Charge of 'Attacks' on Their Party Is Rejected by Hagerty PARTISAN TENSION GROWS Johnson Sides With Rayburn in Warning Administration Its Program Could Fail White House Rejects 'Smear' Cry; Says It 'Just Gave People Facts'
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On This Day
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Bertolt Brecht (1898)
- Boris Pasternak (1890)
- Harold Macmillan (1894)
- Lee Hsien Loong (1952)
- Walter Brattain (1902)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
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Beatnik
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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
26,413 days ago
(72 years, 133 days)