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Thursday, November 12, 1953

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The Headlines

U.N. VOTES TO HEAR ATROCITY CHARGES AGAINST REDS, 53-5; Soviet Bloc Unable to Bar Korea Case -- Indian, Not Voting, Cites Prisoner Role U. S. DELEGATION PLEASED Had Feared Asian and African Abstentions -- Bad Effect on Peace Talks Discerned U. N. VOTES TO HEAR ATROCITY CHARGES

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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

26,503 days ago

(72 years, 223 days)