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Monday, August 31, 1953
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The Headlines
FLORIDA SENATOR WILL IGNORE RALLY OF THE DEMOCRATS; Holland Declares That South Has Nothing to Gain From Session Hailing Stevenson HOLLAND WILL SKIP DEMOCRATIC RALLY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
From Here to Eternity
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Montessori (1870)
- Théophile Gautier (1811)
- Richard Gere (1949)
- Hermann von Helmholtz (1821)
- Commodus (161)
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
26,576 days ago
(72 years, 296 days)