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Saturday, August 8, 1953
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The Headlines
FRENCH PARALYSIS IN STRIKES IS WIDE; 2,000,000 WALK OUT; Movement May Be Carried Over Week-End -- Thousands of Rail Travelers Stranded FRENCH PARALYSIS IN STRIKES IS WIDE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Band Wagon
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Paul Dirac (1902)
- Mohamed Morsi (1951)
- Dustin Hoffman (1937)
- Emiliano Zapata (1879)
- Ernest Lawrence (1901)
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
26,599 days ago
(72 years, 319 days)