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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

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

26,535 days ago

(72 years, 255 days)