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Monday, February 26, 1940
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The Headlines
New Group for More Medical Care Is Assailed as Obstructive Lobby; Original Committee Says Rival Was Formed by American Medical Association to Defeat Increased Aid to Low-Income Patients NEW MEDICAL UNIT LINKED TO LOBBYING
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Victor Hugo (1802)
- Ariel Sharon (1928)
- Johnny Cash (1932)
- Christopher Marlowe (1564)
- Nadezhda Krupskaya (1861)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Color TV Broadcasts, Jeep & Radar Systems.
Style of 1940
Silhouette: Boxy and austere (Utility)
Material: Rayon and tweed
- Victory rolls
- Utility suits
- Snoods
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
31,511 days ago
(86 years, 121 days)