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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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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

26,413 days ago

(72 years, 133 days)