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Friday, August 28, 1942
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The Headlines
LAWYERS STUDY EXECUTIVE POWER TO BAR INFLATION; Biddle, Fahy and Byrnes Confer With Justice Rosenman and Wickard at White House LIMITS IN LAW AT ISSUE Experts Are Called to Decide President's Course Without Resort to Legislation INFLATION BAR PUT TO LEGAL EXPERTS
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Jingle Jangle Jingle
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749)
- Paul Martin (1938)
- Jack Kirby (1917)
- Godfrey Hounsfield (1919)
- C. Wright Mills (1916)
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
30,598 days ago
(83 years, 303 days)