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Thursday, November 19, 1953
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The Headlines
Dean Assails Reds at Korean Talk For Pulling Neutrals Into 'Turmoil'; Dean Assails Reds at Korean Talk For Dragging Neutrals in 'Turmoil'
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Robe †
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Indira Gandhi (1917)
- James A. Garfield (1831)
- Mikhail Lomonosov (1711)
- Charles I of England (1600)
- José Raúl Capablanca (1888)
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
26,496 days ago
(72 years, 216 days)