Saturday, November 21, 1953

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The Headlines

3 Powers Urge U. N. Rush Israel Censure; 3 POWERS BID U. N. SPEED KIBYA VOTE

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The must-have

Matchbox Cars

On This Day

• The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Voltaire (1694)
• Pope Benedict XV (1854)
• Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903)
• René Magritte (1898)
• Goldie Hawn (1945)

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Tech Check

Color TV Standards (NTSC), Black Box Flight Recorder & WD-40.

Cost of Living (1950)