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Tuesday, October 6, 1953
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The Headlines
CLARK LETTER ASKS P.O.W. UNIT TO SEEK VIEWS OF CAPTIVES; Says Queries Would Dispel 'Assumption' Men Desire to Return to Communism NEW RULING IS PROTESTED U. N. Commander Bids Neutrals Open Talks With Prisoners Who Change Their Minds CLARK CHALLENGES VIEW OF P.O.W. UNIT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Robe †
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
26,541 days ago
(72 years, 261 days)