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Thursday, June 10, 1954
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The Headlines
TARIFF SHOWDOWN DELAYED IN HOUSE UNTIL NEXT YEAR; Leaders of 2 Parties Agree to Extend Present Law Year -- Rapid Senate Action Set TARIFF SHOWDOWN DELAYED IN HOUSE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Three Coins in the Fountain
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Judy Garland (1922)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)
- Saul Bellow (1915)
- Gustave Courbet (1819)
- E. O. Wilson (1929)
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
26,293 days ago
(72 years, 13 days)