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Monday, January 19, 1953
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The Headlines
CAPITAL IS FESTIVE FOR CELEBRATION; 3-Day Round of Parties On -- Streets Choked -- Reception and Concert Start Program Inauguration Festivities Off to-Official'.Start!n Capital CAPITAL IS FESTIVE] FOR GELEBRATIONI
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Above and Beyond
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
26,800 days ago
(73 years, 155 days)