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Saturday, October 2, 1954
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The Headlines
Republican Gets McCarran Seat; Democrats Battle to Limit Term; Brown, Reno Lawyer, Named -- Court Rejects First Move by G.O.P. to Avert Election REPUBLICAN GETS M'CARRAN'S SEAT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Sabrina
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
26,179 days ago
(71 years, 264 days)