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On the date
Saturday, July 11, 1953
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The Headlines
CONFEREES CLEAR 5.1 BILLION FOR AID; They Split Difference on Items in Conflict -- Move Grows to Cut Funds in Senate CONFEREES CLEAR 5.1 BILLION FOR AID
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Charge at Feather River
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- John Quincy Adams (1767)
- Giorgio Armani (1934)
- Alexander Prokhorov (1916)
- Robert the Bruce (1274)
- Yul Brynner (1920)
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
26,627 days ago
(72 years, 347 days)