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Tuesday, March 2, 1954

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The Headlines

HIDDEN OWNERSHIP OF RACEWAY STOCK BARED AT HEARING; Former Legislator, Intimate of O'Dwyer, Erickson Kin and Ex-Convict Are Identified HOLDINGS PUT AT MILLION Moreland Inquiry Opens Public Sessions, Gets Details of Yonkers Track Purchase HIDDEN HOLDINGS OF TRACKS BARED

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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

26,394 days ago

(72 years, 114 days)