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Sunday, June 14, 1953
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The Headlines
U. S. TRACKMEN WIN 3 GLASGOW EVENTS; O'Brien and Mashburn Better Marks as Whitfield Also Stars Before 25,000
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
It Came from Outer Space
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Donald Trump (1946)
- Che Guevara (1928)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811)
- Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736)
- Karl Landsteiner (1868)
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
26,654 days ago
(73 years, 9 days)