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Wednesday, December 23, 1953
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The Headlines
LANIEL WITHDRAWS FROM FRENCH RACE; OUTLOOK STAYS DIM; Chances Slim for a Substitute He Supports in Deadlocked Presidential Contest Laniel Withdraws From Contest In France but Outlook Stays Dim
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
This Is Cinerama
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Akihito (1933)
- Helmut Schmidt (1918)
- Alexander I of Russia (1777)
- Joseph Smith (1805)
- Jean-François Champollion (1790)
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
26,463 days ago
(72 years, 183 days)