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On the date
Wednesday, February 17, 1954
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The Headlines
15% of City Thefts Solved; U.S. Police Average Is 23%; Bruce Smith Urges Change in Department to End Splitting of the Authority of Top Officers Into Four 'Slivers' THEFT SOLUTIONS LAG IN CITY AT 15%
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Knights of the Round Table
The must-have
Play-Doh
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
26,406 days ago
(72 years, 126 days)