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Saturday, August 15, 1953
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The Headlines
Laborites Criticize Britain For Warning Reds on Truce; Party Rejects Any Commitments to Extend Hostilities -- Government Says It Is Not Bound to Act If Rhee Breaks Peace LABORITES ATTACK WARNING ON TRUCE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Napoleon (1769)
- Walter Scott (1771)
- Louis de Broglie (1892)
- Sri Aurobindo (1872)
- Gerty Cori (1896)
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
26,592 days ago
(72 years, 312 days)