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Tuesday, February 23, 1954

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The Headlines

BRITAIN TO OFFER PACT TO AID E. D. C.; Treaty for Close Army Link Aimed to Overcome French Fear and Spur Approval BRITAIN TO OFFER PACT TO AID E. D. C.

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The must-have

Play-Doh

On This Day

  • The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.

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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

26,400 days ago

(72 years, 120 days)