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Thursday, December 31, 1953
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The Headlines
KNOWLAND JOINS PROTEST ON SHIFT IN DEFENSE WORK; Senate Leader Says He Will Help South to Fight Plan Aiding Distressed Areas PREDICTS CONGRESS CURB But White House Reassures Critics That Program Will Not Be Discriminatory KNOWLAND JOINS DEFENSE PROTESTS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
This Is Cinerama
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
26,454 days ago
(72 years, 174 days)