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Sunday, October 17, 1943
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The Headlines
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW; Crescendo
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Sunday, Monday or Always
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
30,182 days ago
(82 years, 252 days)