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Thursday, March 5, 1942
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The Headlines
FRENCH SIFT RUINS; A 'Cowardly Slaughter,' Petain Says of R.A.F. Attack on Suburbs SHELTER GIVEN HOMELESS Heavy Damage Done to Two Plane Plants and a Motor Factory, Official Finds PARIS SIFTS RUINS; 500 DEAD IN RAID SUBURBS OF PARIS THAT WERE HIT BY RAIDS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Moonlight Cocktail
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
30,774 days ago
(84 years, 114 days)