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Friday, February 13, 1953
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The Headlines
BRITAIN AND EGYPT SIGN SUDAN ACCORD; SUEZ PARLEY SEEN; Naguib Hopes Treaty Will Pave Way for Talks on Troop Exit From the Canal Zone SUDANESE ELECTION SET Self-Determination Right Will Follow 3-Year Home Rule -- Eden Voices Satisfaction BRITAIN AND EGYPT SIGN SUDAN ACCORD
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Peter Pan
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Thomas Robert Malthus (1766)
- William Shockley (1910)
- Georges Simenon (1903)
- Ivan Krylov (1769)
- Paul Biya (1933)
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
26,775 days ago
(73 years, 130 days)