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Sunday, December 20, 1953
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The Headlines
FRICK APPOINTS 9 TO PLAN CHANGES IN BASEBALL LAWS; He Chooses Committee From Major and Minor Leagues to Meet Here Jan. 7
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
This Is Cinerama
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Kim Young-sam (1927)
- Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890)
- John III of Sweden (1537)
- Ferdinand Buisson (1841)
- David Bohm (1917)
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
26,466 days ago
(72 years, 186 days)