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Wednesday, June 30, 1954
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The Headlines
U. S. STEEL SIGNS FOR 9C 'PACKAGE'; Amount Highest for a Major Industry in '54 -- Other Big Producers Accept Terms U. S. STEEL SIGNS FOR 9C 'PACKAGE'
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Demetrius and the Gladiators
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Czesław Miłosz (1911)
- Serzh Sargsyan (1954)
- Walter Ulbricht (1893)
- Charles VIII of France (1470)
- Paul Berg (1926)
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
26,273 days ago
(71 years, 358 days)