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Monday, July 13, 1942
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The Headlines
'INADEQUATE' TAXES IN HOUSE BILL SPUR DEMAND FOR MORE; Supplemental Measure Looms but Sentiment Rises to Put It Off Till After Election TREASURY LOAD IS CITED Wagner Holds 6 1/4 Billion Not Enough -- Some in House Call Corporation Levy 'Murder' ADDITIONAL TAXES URGED AT CAPITAL
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Jingle Jangle Jingle
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- 1841 (1851)
- Harrison Ford (1942)
- Wole Soyinka (1934)
- Pope Clement X (1590)
- Patrick Stewart (1940)
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
30,643 days ago
(83 years, 348 days)