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Friday, July 16, 1954
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The Headlines
80 'RISKS' OUSTED BY ARMED FORCES; Wilson Reports to Senators on Last 4 Months -- Says 392 Cases Are Pending 80 'RISKS' OUSTED BY ARMED FORCES
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Caine Mutiny
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907)
- Ginger Rogers (1911)
- Yasuo Fukuda (1936)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
26,257 days ago
(71 years, 342 days)