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Tuesday, August 17, 1943

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The Headlines

RUSSIANS CLOSE IN ON BRYANSK BASE; Now Only 18 Miles From Goal on Central Front -- Fight for Kharkov Nears Crisis MORE AND MORE TOWNS FALL TO RED ARMY Russians Closing In on Bryansk; Fight for Kharkov Nears Crisis

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

In the Blue of Evening

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

30,243 days ago

(82 years, 313 days)