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Thursday, May 13, 1954
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The Headlines
EARLY ASIAN TALK STILL A U. S. GOAL; Dulles Wants Defense Parley Before Decision at Geneva -- British Favoring Delay
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Executive Suite
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius IX (1792)
- Alphonse Daudet (1840)
- Maria Theresa (1717)
- Stevie Wonder (1950)
- Ronald Ross (1857)
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
26,322 days ago
(72 years, 42 days)