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Thursday, February 12, 1953
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The Headlines
MAYOR AND HALLEY AGREE ON CITY NEED, CLASH ON ECONOMY; At Albany Hearing Both Plead for $62,700,000 More State Aid to Balance Budget LITTLE HOPE SEEN FOR IT Council President, Challenged on $75,000,000 Outlay Cuts, Insists They Are Possible MAYOR AND HALLEY ASK STATE AID RISE
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Peter Pan
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Abraham Lincoln (1809)
- Charles Darwin (1809)
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768)
- Anna Pavlova (1881)
- Julian Schwinger (1918)
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
26,776 days ago
(73 years, 131 days)