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Tuesday, August 10, 1954
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The Headlines
7% MAIL PAY RISE IS VOTED BY HOUSE; Chamber, 351-29, Overrides G.O.P. Leadership -- Threat of Veto Is Ignored 7% MAIL PAY RISE IS VOTED BY HOUSE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Caine Mutiny
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Herbert Hoover (1874)
- Juan Manuel Santos (1951)
- Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
- Jorge Amado (1912)
- Anwar Ibrahim (1947)
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
26,232 days ago
(71 years, 317 days)