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Thursday, October 29, 1953
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The Headlines
Korea Foe Slew or Tortured 6,113 Americans, Army Says; U. S. LISTS TORTURE OF G. I.'S BY REDS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Robe †
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
On This Day
BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Goebbels (1897)
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938)
- Abdullah Gül (1950)
- Franz von Papen (1879)
- Richard Dreyfuss (1947)
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
26,517 days ago
(72 years, 237 days)