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Monday, August 17, 1953
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The Headlines
U. S. DUE TO ACCEPT A SEAT FOR RUSSIA AT KOREAN PARLEY; Compromise Resolution to Be Introduced as U. N. Reopens Session This Afternoon Lodge Announces Agreement to Back U.N. Compromise U. S. ACCEPTS PLAN ON FAR EAST TALKS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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
26,590 days ago
(72 years, 310 days)