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Monday, May 10, 1954
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The Headlines
MAYOR IS ACCUSED OF TAX SURRENDER; City's Republican Legislators Say Politicians 'Dictated' His Insistence on Sales Levy MAYOR IS ACCUSED OF TAX SURRENDER
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Executive Suite
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Fred Astaire (1899)
- Heydar Aliyev (1923)
- Gustav Stresemann (1878)
- Karl Barth (1886)
- Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
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
26,325 days ago
(72 years, 45 days)