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Monday, May 31, 1954
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The Headlines
THRUWAY TO COST NEARLY A BILLION, TWICE '51 ESTIMATE; Bids Invited on $300,000,000 in Revenue Bonds Backed Solely by Toll Receipts FEES FOR DRIVERS GIVEN $20 Yearly Permit Good for Unlimited Travel -- Others Pay 1 1/4 Cents a Mile THRUWAY TO COST TWICE 1951 FIGURE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Dial M for Murder
The must-have
Play-Doh
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
26,303 days ago
(72 years, 23 days)