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Friday, October 30, 1942
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The Headlines
NEW UNIT TO RULE PAY STABILIZATION OVER $5,000 A YEAR; Seven Regional Offices to Be Opened Next Week Under Guidance of Treasury BONUSES ARE PERMITTED And Some Salary Increases Will Be Allowed -- Appeals to the Courts Are Curbed NEW UNIT TO RULE PAY STABILIZATION
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White Christmas
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
30,535 days ago
(83 years, 240 days)