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Sunday, February 22, 1953
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The Headlines
Industry Favors Wage Incentive; Frowns on Rises Based on Index; INDUSTRY FAVORS WAGE INCENTIVES
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Peter Pan
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- George Washington (1732)
- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788)
- Heinrich Hertz (1857)
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857)
- Horst Köhler (1943)
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
26,766 days ago
(73 years, 121 days)