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Tuesday, July 27, 1954
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The Headlines
DEWEY SUPPORTS MOSES ON POWER; Allows Resignation of Powell, Critic of Agency Chairman, and Names Ally in Place DEWEY SUPPORTS MOSES ON POWER
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Caine Mutiny
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Jean Baudrillard (1929)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
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
26,246 days ago
(71 years, 331 days)