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On the date
Wednesday, December 2, 1953
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The Headlines
BASIC REALTY TAX FOR CITY IS $3.60; Council Adds 27 Cents for Each $100 of Assessed Value, Thus Setting New High Rate
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
How to Marry a Millionaire
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Gary Becker (1930)
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
26,483 days ago
(72 years, 203 days)