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Saturday, September 6, 1941

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The Headlines

RAIL TALKS FAIL, STRIKE DATE SET; PRESIDENT TO ACT; Will Name Fact-Finding Board, Thus Barring Tie-Up, Slated Sept. 11, for 60 Days MEDIATION BODY GIVES UP Unions Said to Have Vetoed Arbitration -- Operators Balk at Permanent Pay Rise RAIL PARLEY FAILS, ROOSEVELT TO ACT

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1941

  • A date which will live in infamy

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

30,953 days ago

(84 years, 293 days)