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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

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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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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1954

  • Under God

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)