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Thursday, May 28, 1953
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The Headlines
FINLETTER SCORES AIR BUDGET SLASH; Terms Plan of Administration 'Ground Soldier Thinking' -- Cites Red Aviation Gains FINLETTER SCORES AIR BUDGET SLASH
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Young Bess
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Ian Fleming (1908)
- Patrick White (1912)
- William Pitt the Younger (1759)
- Edvard Beneš (1884)
- Bülent Ecevit (1925)
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
26,671 days ago
(73 years, 26 days)