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Monday, December 14, 1942
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The Headlines
24-Hour Air Raids Loom Over Axis With 'Secret Weapon,' Arnold Says; U.S. PLANS BLOWS IN AIR, ARNOLD SAYS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
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
30,489 days ago
(83 years, 194 days)