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Sunday, March 29, 1942
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The Headlines
AUTO UNION CALLS CONVENTION TO SIFT DOUBLE-TIME ISSUE; Leaders Inform Nelson of Plan 'to Give Full Consideration' to His Plea for Waiver LEWIS BITTERLY ASSAILED Thomas and Reuther Accuse Him of Disrupting Labor Forces to Regain Power in C.I.O. AUTO UNION CALLS CONVENTION ON PAY
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Moonlight Cocktail
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
On This Day
The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city.
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Tyler (1790)
- Lavrentiy Beria (1899)
- Ernst Jünger (1895)
- Sam Walton (1918)
- Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799)
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
30,749 days ago
(84 years, 89 days)