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Thursday, January 29, 1942
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The Headlines
CRITICAL SENATORS PLEDGE NELSON AID; Truman Offers to Uphold $1-a-Year Men After WPB Head Says They Are Needed THE WAR PRODUCTION CHIEF BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE CRITICAL SENATORS PLEDGE NELSON AID
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Chattanooga Choo Choo
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Anton Chekhov (1860)
- William McKinley (1843)
- Romain Rolland (1866)
- Abdus Salam (1926)
- Emanuel Swedenborg (1688)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
30,808 days ago
(84 years, 148 days)