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Tuesday, October 13, 1942
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The Headlines
SEA BATTLE IN DARK; Quincy, Vincennes and Astoria Lost While Shielding Marines FLARES GUIDED FOE Guns, Torpedoes Fired at Close Range -- Most of Crews Saved United States Cruisers That Went Down in Solomons Action and Their Skippers SEA BATTLE IN DARK COSTS 3 U.S. SHIPS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo
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
30,551 days ago
(83 years, 256 days)