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Sunday, July 19, 1953
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The Headlines
HIGH CROP OUTLOOK ROUSES MISGIVINGS; Production Controls, Already Put on Wheat, May Also Be Placed on Corn, Cotton FARM INCOME DROP LIKELY Hog Price Rise Following Cut in Numbers May Restrict Feed Grain Surplus HIGH CROP OUTLOOK ROUSES MISGIVINGS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Charge at Feather River
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
26,619 days ago
(72 years, 339 days)