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Wednesday, June 30, 1943

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The Headlines

FBI TRAPS ENGINEER WHO GAVE NAZI SPY DATA ON U.S. ARMS; Former German Officer Born in Uruguay Admits He Aided Staten Island Air Warden WATCHED SHIPS IN HARBOR Consultant on War Contracts, He Had Access to Secrets -- Sold Plane Plans for $100 ENGINEER IS SEIZED AS AIDE OF NAZI SPY ANOTHER SPY ARRESTED

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

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

30,291 days ago

(82 years, 361 days)