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Tuesday, June 9, 1953

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The Headlines

GOVERNOR OPPOSES STATE PIER AGENCY AS HEARINGS OPEN; Port Authority Balks at Task of Administering Controls to End Racketeering Here

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The must-have

Matchbox Cars

On This Day

  • The Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence kills 94 people in Massachusetts.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1953

  • Gentlemen prefer blondes

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

26,660 days ago

(73 years, 15 days)