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Wednesday, June 23, 1954
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The Headlines
M'CARTHY INQUIRY KEEPS JENKINS ON TO CONDENSE DATA; Question of Bias Not Raised as Committee Makes Plan for Report by Aug. 1 ISSUES TO BE PIN-POINTED 2,000,000-Word Transcript to Be Synopsized as Basis for 'Striking a Balance' M'CARTHY INQUIRY KEEPS JENKINS ON
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Demetrius and the Gladiators
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Alan Turing (1912)
- Anna Akhmatova (1889)
- Edward VIII (1894)
- Martti Ahtisaari (1937)
- Oda Nobunaga (1534)
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
26,281 days ago
(72 years, 1 days)