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Wednesday, September 16, 1953
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The Headlines
FRENCH SHOWDOWN ON EUROPEAN UNITY IS SET FOR TODAY; Laniel Calls Cabinet in Bid to Settle Dispute -- Premier Plans U. S. Visit Soon
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
From Here to Eternity
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
On This Day
American Airlines Flight 723 crashes in Colonie, New York, killing 28 people.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923)
- Lauren Bacall (1924)
- B. B. King (1925)
- Karl Dönitz (1891)
- Henry V of England (1386)
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
26,561 days ago
(72 years, 281 days)