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Tuesday, November 23, 1954

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The Headlines

BIG 4 CONFERENCE IN MAY PROPOSED BY MENDES-FRANCE; French Premier in U. N. Talk Suggests Parley After Bonn Accords Are Ratified URGES AUSTRIAN TREATY Willing to Have Soviet Bloc Form Own Defense Group if It Curbs Armament Conference of Big Four Next May Urged in U. N. by Mendes-France

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The must-have

Play-Doh

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

26,127 days ago

(71 years, 212 days)