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Friday, July 31, 1953
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER ASKS RISE OF 15 BILLION IN U. S. DEBT LIMIT; Special Message to Congress Says Borrowing Will Exceed 275 Billion Ceiling Soon DELAY IN SESSION LIKELY Deliberations Expected to Go Into Next Week -- Senators to Await Action by House EISENHOWER ASKS RISE IN DEBT LIMIT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Milton Friedman (1912)
- Louis de Funès (1914)
- Primo Levi (1919)
- Premchand (1880)
- Richard Griffiths (1947)
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
26,607 days ago
(72 years, 327 days)