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Monday, October 11, 1954
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The Headlines
MAYOR INVITES 100 FOR FRESH ATTACK ON HOUSING NEEDS; Seeks Strong Citizen Group to Study Problem and Work for State Bond Issue MAYOR CALLS 100 TO STUDY HOUSING
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Woman's World
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884)
- Amitabh Bachchan (1942)
- François Mauriac (1885)
- Bobby Charlton (1937)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758)
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
26,170 days ago
(71 years, 255 days)