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Tuesday, March 18, 1941
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The Headlines
OPPOSITION FADES AS 7 BILLION AID NEARS HOUSE TEST; Taber, Once Foe of Lease-Lend Bill, Strongly Backs Fund at Republican Caucus QUICK SENATE VOTE LIKELY Roosevelt Tightens Control of Arms Exports -- Post-Crisis Works Plan Is Offered OPPOSITION FADES TO 7-BILLION AID
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Frenesi
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Bobby Soxer
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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
31,125 days ago
(85 years, 100 days)