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Sunday, April 6, 1941
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The Headlines
U.S. STEEL STRIKE IS CALLED BY C.I.O., EFFECTIVE TUESDAY; Murray Says Wage Talks Failed and Plans Picketing in Tie-Up Involving 261,000 Men ROOSEVELT MAY STEP IN President Is Reported to Have Summoned C.I.O. Chief in Move to Bar Walkout U.S. STEEL STRIKE SET FOR TUESDAY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
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
31,106 days ago
(85 years, 81 days)