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Friday, May 28, 1954
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The Headlines
CARNEY SAYS PERIL IS 'GRAVER' TODAY THAN IN KOREA ERA; Admiral Finds That 'Imminent' Dangers in Indochina Crisis Are 'Increasing Swiftly' PROMPT ACTION IS URGED Speech Viewed as Advising U. S. It Must Be Prepared to Join in the Fighting CARNEY SAYS PERIL IS 'GRAVER' TODAY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Dial M for Murder
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Ian Fleming (1908)
- Patrick White (1912)
- William Pitt the Younger (1759)
- Edvard Beneš (1884)
- Bülent Ecevit (1925)
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
26,306 days ago
(72 years, 26 days)