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Thursday, December 2, 1954

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The Headlines

Senate Studies 1952 Check Made on Mail of McCarthy; McCarthy Mail Checked in 1952; Senate Begins an Investigation

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On This Day

  • Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".

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  • The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Taiwan, is signed in Washington, D.C.

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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

26,118 days ago

(71 years, 203 days)