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Wednesday, April 8, 1953
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The Headlines
BIG 4 OPEN PARLEY IN BERLIN ON WAYS TO END AIR CLASHES; Allies and Russians Meet for First Time in Two Years to Weigh a German Issue TALKS ARE HELD IN SECRET Series of Proposals Submitted by Soviet -- Next Meeting to Be Held in U. S. Sector BIG 4 OPEN TALKS ON SAFETY IN AIR
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Call Me Madam
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
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
26,721 days ago
(73 years, 76 days)