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Thursday, July 16, 1953

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The Headlines

PROFITS TAX VOTED AS SENATE SEALS EISENHOWER VICTORY; Passage Follows Rejection, on Key Roll-Call of 52 to 34, of Plan to Aid Small Business PRESIDENT'S PLEA HEEDED Chamber Hears He Opposed Amendments in Fear Measure Might Run Into Deadlock SENATE VOTES BILL TO KEEP PROFIT TAX

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The must-have

Matchbox Cars

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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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

26,623 days ago

(72 years, 343 days)