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Thursday, December 23, 1954
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The Headlines
LONDON IS COOLER TO SOVIET PARLEY; Officials Feel Talks Now Would Be Futile -- Eden Calls Unity of West the First Essential LONDON IS COOLER TO SOVIET PARLEY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
There's No Business Like Show Business
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Akihito (1933)
- Helmut Schmidt (1918)
- Alexander I of Russia (1777)
- Joseph Smith (1805)
- Jean-François Champollion (1790)
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
26,098 days ago
(71 years, 183 days)