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Tuesday, July 21, 1953
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The Headlines
VELDE GROUP VOTES TO HEAR MATTHEWS; Appearance in Fall Expected -- Lehman Scores McCarthy on Anti-Semitism Charge VELDE GROUP VOTES TO HEAR MATTHEWS
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
- Robin Williams (1951)
- John Atta Mills (1944)
- Cat Stevens (1948)
- Rudolph A. Marcus (1923)
- Don Knotts (1924)
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
26,617 days ago
(72 years, 337 days)