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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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Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
- Marquis de Lafayette (1757)
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
30,953 days ago
(84 years, 293 days)