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Monday, February 16, 1953

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The Headlines

WRECKED AIRLINER IS LOCATED IN GULF; BODIES OF 17 FOUND; Coast Guard Says Some of 46 on Plane May Be Adrift -- Darkness Halts Search 3 EMPTY RAFTS PICKED UP Signals Heard, Then Fade Out -- Many Aboard Were Flying to Mardi Gras Fete BODIES RECOVERED IN AIRLINER WRECK

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The must-have

Matchbox Cars

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1953

  • Gentlemen prefer blondes

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

26,772 days ago

(73 years, 127 days)