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Sunday, March 22, 1953
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The Headlines
Push-Button Banking Is a Reality, But System Standardization Lags; PUSH-BUTTON BANK ALREADY A REALITY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Come Back, Little Sheba
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Robert Millikan (1868)
- Wilhelm I (1797)
- Anthony van Dyck (1599)
- Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459)
- Ulugh Beg (1394)
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
26,739 days ago
(73 years, 94 days)