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Saturday, June 20, 1953
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The Headlines
7 IN HAWAII GUILTY OF RED CONSPIRACY; Director of Bridges' Union and Six Others Convicted of Violating the Smith Act 7 IN HAWAII GUILTY OF RED CONSPIRACY
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
- Jacques Offenbach (1819)
- John Goodman (1952)
- Martin Landau (1928)
- Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928)
- Errol Flynn (1909)
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
26,648 days ago
(73 years, 3 days)