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Thursday, May 15, 1941
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The Headlines
G.M. STRIKE DELAY OF 24 HOURS CALLED AS TALKS CONTINUE; The Union Is Willing to Accept Mediation Board Terms, but Company Is Not CONFER FAR INTO NIGHT Snag Develops in Last-Minute Negotiations After Settlement Seemed at Hand STRIKE IS PUT OFF AT MOTORS PLANTS
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
31,067 days ago
(85 years, 42 days)