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Wednesday, February 17, 1943
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The Headlines
GAS PLANTS IN CITY NEAR END OF FUEL; COLD BATHS URGED; Householders Warned Also to Do Less Cooking and Avoid Use of Range for Heating LAUNDRY PRIORITIES ASKED Essential Groups Are Listed -- 'Sheets, Shirts, Overalls Basis' Advocated GAS PLANTS IN CITY NEAR END OF FUEL
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I Had the Craziest Dream
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Slinky
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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
30,424 days ago
(83 years, 129 days)