On March 13, 1954, a Lewis was born…
| Top News Headlines This Week: |
Mar 13 – Braves’ Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron
Mar 13 – Viet Minh General Giap opens assault on That Bien Phu
Mar 14 – Braves Henry Aaron homers in his 1st exhibition game
Mar 14 – KDAL (now KDLH) TV channel 3 in Duluth-Superior MN (CBS) begins
Mar 14 – Louise Suggs wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
Mar 14 – NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32 game road losing streak |
| Top Songs for 1954 |
Make Love to Me by Jo Stafford
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Little Things Mean a Lot by Kitty Kallen
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Mr. Sandman by Chordettes
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Secret Love by Doris Day
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Sh-Boom by Crew-Cuts
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This Ole House by Rosemary Clooney
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Oh! My Papa by Eddie Fisher
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Wanted by Perry Como
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Hey There by Rosemary Clooney
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I Need You Now by Eddie Fisher
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| 1954 Prices |
US President |
| Bread: |
$0.17/loaf |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Milk: |
$0.92/gal |
US Vice President |
| Eggs: |
$0.77/doz |
Richard M. Nixon |
| Car: |
$1,950 |
Academy Award Winners |
| Gas: |
$0.29/gal |
| Best Picture: |
On The Waterfront |
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Directed By Elia Kazan |
| Best Actor: |
Marlon Brando |
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in On The Waterfront |
| Best Actress: |
Grace Kelly |
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in The Country Girl |
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| House: |
$17,500 |
| Stamp: |
$0.03/ea |
| Avg Income: |
$4,684/yr |
| Min Wage: |
$0.75/hr |
| DOW Avg: |
404 |
| People born on March 13 |
| 1939 – Neil Sedaka Brooklyn NY, singer/songwriter (Breaking Up is Hard to Do) |
| 1953 – Deborah Raffin Los Angeles CA, actress (Ransom, Demon, 40 Carats) |
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| On TV in 1954 |
| Dragnet |
U.S. Steel Hour |
Make Room for Daddy |
Lassie |
Omnibus |
| Jackie Gleason Show |
The Burns and Allen Show |
This Is Your Life |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
I Love Lucy |
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| Top Books in 1954 |
Ideas and Opinions by Albert Einstein
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Under the Net by Iris Murdoch
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Science and Civilization in China by Joseph Needham
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…And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding
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