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Wednesday, August 11, 1943
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The Headlines
OPA LABOR GROUP CHARGES, OIL 'GRAB'; Attacks Ickes' Plea for Rise in Barrel Price -- Secretary Defends Proposal OPA LABOR GROUP CHARGES OIL GRAB
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
You'll Never Know
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Gi
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Bobby Soxer
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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
30,249 days ago
(82 years, 319 days)