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Tuesday, February 16, 1954

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The Headlines

MOLOTOV CONCEDES PAN-EUROPE PACT WOULD BALK E. D. C.; But He Evades Direct Reply on Whether Security Treaty Also Would Scrap NATO TALKS CONTINUE FUTILE Four Ministers Fail Again to Agree on Parley to End Conflicts in Far East MOLOTOV ADMITS E. D. C. END IS GOAL

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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

26,407 days ago

(72 years, 127 days)