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Monday, March 11, 1940
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The Headlines
VETOES BY LEHMAN PUT $6,000,000 GAP IN MAJORITY BUDGET; Republican Items Based on Delinquent Taxes and Insurance Deposits Are DoomedSOME CHANGES APPROVEDNew Legislative Proposals ArePondered, but Session Endin Deadlock Is Possible
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You Share a Birthday With
- Harold Wilson (1916)
- Torquato Tasso (1544)
- Rupert Murdoch (1931)
- Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920)
- Urbain Le Verrier (1811)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Bobby Soxer
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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
31,497 days ago
(86 years, 107 days)