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Monday, July 19, 1954
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The Headlines
Evacuation of Hanoi Area Is Viewed as Year's Task; French Say It Would Take 1,000,000 Tons of Shipping to Move Troops, Civilians and Material in That Time EVACUATION HELD A YEAR-LONG TASK
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Caine Mutiny
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
26,254 days ago
(71 years, 339 days)