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Tuesday, September 14, 1954
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The Headlines
BASIC AGREEMENT ON GERMAN ARMING REACHED IN BONN; But British Question Extent of Eden's Commitment on Sovereignty Issue LONDON PARLEY FAVORED Murphy Begins Conversations With Adenauer -- Brussels Pact Change Weighed BASIC AGREEMENT REACHED IN BONN
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The Egyptian
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander von Humboldt (1769)
- Francisco de Quevedo (1580)
- Renzo Piano (1937)
- Margaret Sanger (1879)
- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486)
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
26,197 days ago
(71 years, 282 days)