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Monday, December 27, 1954
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The Headlines
CAPITAL EYES 1955 WITH MIXED VIEWS; Stassen Predicts Eisenhower Boom -- Lobbyist Believes Tariff Plan Is Doomed CAPITAL EYES 1955 WITH MIXED VIEWS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
There's No Business Like Show Business
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Pasteur (1822)
- Marlene Dietrich (1901)
- Johannes Kepler (1571)
- Gérard Depardieu (1948)
- Ghalib (1797)
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
26,093 days ago
(71 years, 178 days)