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Tuesday, October 12, 1954
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The Headlines
LOYALTY DISPUTE AT U.N. SUBSIDES; Hammarskjold Upholds Code for Employes -- Lodge Says Issue Seems Cleared Up LOYALTY DISPUTE AT U.N. SUBSIDES
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Woman's World
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
- Ramsay MacDonald (1866)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
26,169 days ago
(71 years, 254 days)