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Saturday, January 16, 1943
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The Headlines
GIRAUD'S REFORMS GETTING UNDER WAY; French North Africa Slowly Moving to Democratic Rule Sought by Majority GIRAUD'S REFORMS GETTING STARTED
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
There Are Such Things
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- Susan Sontag (1933)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Johannes Rau (1931)
- Dian Fossey (1932)
- Vittorio Alfieri (1749)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Colossus Computer, Slinky & Aqualung (Scuba).
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
30,456 days ago
(83 years, 161 days)