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Tuesday, November 30, 1954

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The Headlines

ALLIES SET TERMS FOR TALK ON PEACE IN EUROPE BY BIG 4; Insist on Austrian Treaty, Bonn Arming and Free Vote Pledge in Germany First ALLIES SET TERMS FOR BIG 4 TALKS

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The must-have

Play-Doh

On This Day

  • In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.

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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

26,121 days ago

(71 years, 206 days)