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Tuesday, May 19, 1953
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The Headlines
POLICE WILL STUDY WINNING OF FRIENDS IN MINORITY GROUPS; Captains to Be First to Return to School for a Refresher Human Relations Class POLICE WILL STUDY HUMAN RELATIONS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
House of Wax
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881)
- Ho Chi Minh (1890)
- Malcolm X (1925)
- Pol Pot (1925)
- Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762)
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
26,681 days ago
(73 years, 36 days)