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Saturday, April 18, 1953
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The Headlines
HOUSE GROUP LISTS 2.8 BILLION SAVINGS; HOUSING IS SLASHED; Independent Offices Funds Bill Reported With Large Cut in Truman Estimates MUCH SPENDING CANCELED Democrat Calls Gains 'Phony' -- McKay Files Reclamation Plea Pruned $53,838,000 HOUSE GROUP LISTS 2.8 BILLION SAVINGS
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Salome
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- David Ricardo (1772)
- Michael D. Higgins (1941)
- Samuel P. Huntington (1927)
- Lucrezia Borgia (1480)
- James Woods (1947)
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
26,712 days ago
(73 years, 67 days)