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Tuesday, February 3, 1953
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The Headlines
A. F. L. ACTS TO END PIER UNION ABUSES; Breaking Traditional Policy, Its Council Orders Inquiry -- Hogan Subpoenaes Ryan A. F. L. ACTS TO END PIER UNION ABUSES
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The Bad and the Beautiful
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
On This Day
The Batepá massacre occurred in São Tomé when the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners unleashed a wave of violence against the native creoles known as forros.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Simone Weil (1909)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Paul Auster (1947)
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
26,785 days ago
(73 years, 140 days)