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Tuesday, February 17, 1942
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The Headlines
PALEMBANG SEIZED; Allied Fliers Blast River Barges Taking Enemy From Sea to City BUT DUTCH LOSE GROUND U.S. Airmen Help in Offshore Raid -- 2 Japanese Cruisers and 5 Transports Hit PALEMBANG SEIZED IN SUMATRA DRIVE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
A String of Pearls
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
30,789 days ago
(84 years, 129 days)