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Wednesday, July 1, 1953
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The Headlines
U. S. INSISTS SOVIET QUIT GERMAN RULE; Conant Bars Big 4 Talks Until Moscow Ends Dictatorship Over the Eastern Zone U. S. INSISTS SOVIET QUIT GERMAN RULE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
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
26,637 days ago
(72 years, 357 days)