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Friday, July 16, 1943

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The Headlines

ROW OVER SCHOOLS GROWS AS MAYOR LETS 2 KEEP JOBS; One Was Barred Earlier at His Order -- Third Appointee of Board Rejected CHEAP TRICK' IS CHARGED Suit Over 'Independence' of School System to Be Pressed -- Educators Indignant MAYOR LETS TWO KEEP SCHOOL JOBS

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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

30,276 days ago

(82 years, 346 days)