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Wednesday, August 19, 1953
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The Headlines
Gunman Gets $191,280 at L.I. Bank In Biggest 1-Man Hold-Up in Years; LONG ISLAND BANK ROBBED OF $191,280
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
26,588 days ago
(72 years, 308 days)