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Friday, May 14, 1954
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER SIGNS BILL FOR SEAWAY BY U.S. AND CANADA; Says It Will Aid Both Nations as He Moves Dream of Half Century Closer to Reality PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL FOR SEAWAY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Executive Suite
The must-have
Play-Doh
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
26,320 days ago
(72 years, 40 days)