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Monday, June 22, 1953
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The Headlines
BILLS TO RID DOCKS OF 'GANGSTER' RULE OFFERED BY DEWEY; Blow at Longshore Union Seen in Ban on Dues Collecting if Felons Serve Local BI-STATE AGENCY PLANNED Similar Program Set in Jersey -- End of 'Shape-Up' System for Hiring Is Decreed PIER REFORM BILLS OFFERED BY DEWEY
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
- AD 1000 (1000)
- Meryl Streep (1949)
- Erich Maria Remarque (1898)
- Giuseppe Mazzini (1805)
- Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767)
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
26,646 days ago
(73 years, 1 days)