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Saturday, August 14, 1954
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The Headlines
WAGNER TO RENEW FISCAL STUDY PLEA; Will Send 5 Names to Dewey and Ask Him to Select 5 for City-State Panel Wagner to Renew Plea to Dewey For a City-State Financial Study
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Magnificent Obsession
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- Wim Wenders (1945)
- James Horner (1953)
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
26,229 days ago
(71 years, 314 days)