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Saturday, July 5, 1941
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The Headlines
BLASTS APPEASERS; President Denounces 'Deeper Sabotage' as Worse Than Bombs ISOLATION HOPE 'SIMPLE' We Can't Live in World Ruled by Despots, He Says -- Oath of Allegiance Led by Stone AS THE PRESIDENT ADDRESSED THE NATION YESTERDAY PRESIDENT BIDS US TO PLEDGE LIVES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Maria Elena
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
31,016 days ago
(84 years, 356 days)