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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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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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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1953

  • Gentlemen prefer blondes

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)