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Saturday, January 3, 1953
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The Headlines
TAFT NAMED HEAD OF G.O.P. IN SENATE; MARTIN IS SPEAKER; Johnson of Texas Is Picked to Lead the Democrats in Upper Chamber, Rayburn in House CONSERVATIVES IN CHARGE Republicans Decide to Fight Plan for Changing Rules to Cut Power of Filibuster TAFT NAMED CHIEF OF G. O. P. IN SENATE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Million Dollar Mermaid
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Color TV Standards (NTSC), Black Box Flight Recorder & WD-40.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
26,817 days ago
(73 years, 172 days)