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Thursday, August 19, 1954
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The Headlines
5 NATIONS FROWN ON E.D.C. REVISIONS SOUGHT BY FRENCH; Other Signatories Expected to Refuse to Accept Plan as Basis for Discussion BRUSSELS TALK ON TODAY Mendes-France to Press View Changes Are Necessary to Get Treaty Ratified 5 NATIONS FROWN ON E.D.C. REVISIONS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The must-have
Play-Doh
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
26,223 days ago
(71 years, 308 days)