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Friday, February 20, 1942
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The Headlines
COMMITTEE KILLS WORKERS PAY BILL; By 16 to 8, the Administration Plan for Idle During Wait for War Work Is Tabled COMMITTEE KILLS WORKERS PAY BILL
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
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
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
30,786 days ago
(84 years, 126 days)