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Thursday, April 8, 1943
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT ASKS BIGGEST NAVY FUND; Estimates of $24,551,070,000 for Next Fiscal Year Are Sent to the House ROOSEVELT ASKS BIGGEST NAVY FUND
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
I've Heard That Song Before
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
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
30,374 days ago
(83 years, 79 days)