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Thursday, November 5, 1953
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The Headlines
ATOM UNIT DRAFTS MORE LIBERAL LAW TO HELP INDUSTRY; Proposed Changes Also Would Ease Controls on Exchange of Data Among Allies
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Robe †
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Vivien Leigh (1913)
- Vandana Shiva (1952)
- William Daniel Phillips (1948)
- Oleg Blokhin (1952)
- Sam Shepard (1943)
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
26,510 days ago
(72 years, 230 days)