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Monday, October 12, 1953
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The Headlines
TITO VOICES THREAT TO INVADE TRIESTE IF ITALIANS MOVE IN; He Warns Yugoslavia Would Use Force in Zone A to Balk U. S.-British Decision ROME SEES CHANCE OF WAR But Expects West Will Find a Solution -- Army Leaves Canceled by Belgrade Tito Threatens to Invade Trieste If the Italians Move Into Zone A
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The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
- Ramsay MacDonald (1866)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
26,535 days ago
(72 years, 255 days)