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Friday, October 22, 1943
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The Headlines
WILLKIE ASKS VOTE TO BACK UP DEWEY; Tells Syracuse Rally Record of Governor Entitles Him to Have Hanley Elected Willkie Praises Dewey in Appeal At Syracuse for Hanley Election
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Sunday, Monday or Always
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
30,177 days ago
(82 years, 247 days)