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Monday, September 21, 1953
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The Headlines
U. S. PACTS AWAIT FRANCO APPROVAL; Base Rights and Two Related Agreements Will End Talks That Started Last Year U. S.-Spanish Treaties on Bases Awaiting Franco's Final Approval
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From Here to Eternity
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
On This Day
Lieutenant No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea with his jet fighter.
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You Share a Birthday With
- H. G. Wells (1866)
- Kwame Nkrumah (1909)
- Stephen King (1947)
- Leonard Cohen (1934)
- Abdul Hamid II (1842)
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
26,555 days ago
(72 years, 275 days)