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Monday, February 15, 1954
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The Headlines
A. F. L. TO EXAMINE ITS BENEFIT FUNDS; Council Here Names Group to Run Full Inquiry and Draft Standards for Locals A.F.L. TO EXAMINE ITS BENEFIT FUNDS
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Knights of the Round Table
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On This Day
Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Galileo Galilei (1564)
- Louis XV (1710)
- Jeremy Bentham (1748)
- Alfred North Whitehead (1861)
- Susan B. Anthony (1820)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
26,408 days ago
(72 years, 128 days)