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On the date
Wednesday, March 23, 1955
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The Headlines
SHIFT TO SUBURBS WORRIES WAGNER; 1954 GAINS LISTED; SHIFT TO SUBURBS WORRIES WAGNER Review of His First Year as Mayor Warns on Loss of 'Most Valuable Citizens' NEW PROGRAM OUTLINED He Says City's Officials, Not Legislature, Should Decide on Its Fiscal Problems
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Country Girl
The must-have
Gumby
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
TV Remote Control, Microwave Oven (Home Use) & Hovercraft.
Style of 1955
Silhouette: Rebellious and relaxed
Material: Denim and leather
- Greaser jackets
- Rolled jeans
- Converse
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
26,007 days ago
(71 years, 92 days)