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Friday, November 13, 1953
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The Headlines
G.O.P. LEADERS BAR CITING OF TRUMAN; National Committee Forestalls Contempt Action by House Group Over Subpoena G. O. P. LEADERS BAR CITING OF TRUMAN
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Robe †
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Augustine of Hippo (354)
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850)
- Andrés Manuel López Obrador (1953)
- Edward III (1312)
- Garry Marshall (1934)
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
26,502 days ago
(72 years, 222 days)