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Wednesday, December 23, 1942

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The Headlines

AVALANCHE BURIES PENNSYLVANIA BUS; KNOWN DEAD AT 21; Vehicle Was Loaded With War Workers Homebound From Jones & Laughlin Plant THAW LOOSES CLIFF TOP 50 Tons of Rock and Earth Fall at Aliquippa -- Rescue Work Goes On in Rain AVALANCHE BURIES BUS AND KILLS 21

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#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

Catchphrases of 1942

  • Here's looking at you, kid

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

30,480 days ago

(83 years, 185 days)