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Saturday, December 19, 1942
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The Headlines
HOUSE COMMITTEE SAYS OPA POLICIES PERIL SMALL TRADE; Report Asserts They Have Undermined and Weakened Consumer Goods Distribution ASSAILS WAR PLANTS UNIT Inquiry in South Revealed That Its Results There Had Been 'Practically Negligible' SAYS OPA POLICES PERIL SMALL TRADE
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White Christmas
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Édith Piaf (1915)
- Leonid Brezhnev (1906)
- Albert A. Michelson (1852)
- Pratibha Patil (1934)
- Philip V of Spain (1683)
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
30,485 days ago
(83 years, 190 days)