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Monday, April 19, 1954
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The Headlines
RHEE NOW SENDING ENVOYS TO GENEVA ON U. S. ASSURANCE; Ends Boycott of the Parley on Asia After Receiving Eisenhower Letter 3 CONDITIONS REPORTED Washington Is Said to Have Agreed to Walk Out With Koreans if Reds Stall RHEE IS SENDING ENVOYS TO GENEVA
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Prince Valiant
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
- Ferdinand I of Austria (1793)
- Jayne Mansfield (1933)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Greaser
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Beatnik
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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
26,346 days ago
(72 years, 66 days)