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Monday, June 15, 1953

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The Headlines

30,000 REDS ATTACK ALONG 30-MILE LINE; RHEE FORCE DENTED; Enemy Drive Against 'Buffer Zone' Also Rolls Back U. S. 3d Division in Places HEAVIEST FIGHT SINCE '51 Up to 20,000 Chinese Smash Into South Korean Positions -- G. I.'s Halt the Foe 30,000 REDS DRIVE ALONG 30-MILE LINE

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The must-have

Matchbox Cars

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

26,654 days ago

(73 years, 9 days)