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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 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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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1954

  • Under God

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)