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Tuesday, June 8, 1954
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The Headlines
EXTRA SESSION SET ON $58,739,000 PLAN FOR L. I. RAIL ROAD; Legislature Meets Thursday on Line's Return to P.R.R. and Redistricting Bill EXTRA SESSION SET TO ACT ON L. I. LINE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Three Coins in the Fountain
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
26,295 days ago
(72 years, 15 days)