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Friday, July 23, 1954
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The Headlines
ATOM FILIBUSTER ON FOR 2D NIGHT; CLOSURE BID MADE; Knowland Seeks to Cut Off Debate -- Vote on His Motion Is Expected Monday FOES OF BILL WIN A POINT Senate, 45 to 41, Authorizes A. E. C. to Produce and to Market Electric Power CLOSURE IS SOUGHT ON ATOMIC DEBATE
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The Caine Mutiny
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Sergio Mattarella (1941)
- Haile Selassie (1892)
- Raymond Chandler (1888)
- Pope Clement XI (1649)
- Najib Razak (1953)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Greaser
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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
26,250 days ago
(71 years, 335 days)