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Monday, December 7, 1953
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The Headlines
U. S. to Urge Britain to Settle On Suez Soon to Avert Crisis; Decides to Press for 7-Year Pact With Egypt Covering Administration of Canal Base to Preserve Peace in the Middle East
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
How to Marry a Millionaire
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
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
26,478 days ago
(72 years, 198 days)