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Friday, March 14, 1941
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The Headlines
ALL-DAY PARLEYS IN BUS STRIKE FAIL, BUT TALKS GO ON; Session Adjourned Till Today When Mayor and Mediator Are Unable to Get Truce SOME CONCESSIONS MADE But Union Is Reported Holding Firm for a Better Offer Before Ending Tie-Up AN ATTEMPT TO SETTLE NEW YORK'S BUS STRIKE ALL-DAY PARLEYS IN BUS STRIKE FAIL
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Song of the Volga Boatmen
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Aerosol Spray Cans, Z3 Computer & Dacron.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
31,130 days ago
(85 years, 105 days)