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Tuesday, July 20, 1954
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The Headlines
51 NEW CITY JOBS IN WAGNER REGIME MAR FISCAL PLANS; $502,530 Budget Load Adds to Problems of Working Out Program for Legislature 51 NEW CITY JOBS MAR FISCAL PLANS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Caine Mutiny
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Edmund Hillary (1919)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
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
26,253 days ago
(71 years, 338 days)