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Tuesday, March 2, 1943

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The Headlines

TIMOSHENKO VICTOR; 302 Towns Taken Below Lake Ilmen -- Nazis Lose 11,000 Men RUSSIANS GAIN 50 MILES Red Army Reports Repulse of Enemy in Big Tank Battle in Donets Basin TIMOSHENKO VICTOR IN THE ILMEN AREA

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

I've Heard That Song Before

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky

On This Day

  • World War II: During the Battle of the Bismarck Sea Allied aircraft defeated a Japanese attempt to ship troops to New Guinea.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Gi

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Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1943

  • Loose lips sink ships

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

30,411 days ago

(83 years, 116 days)