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Tuesday, November 16, 1943
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The Headlines
SIEGE IS TIGHTENED; One Escape Road From Gomel Left to Foe in 40-Mile Corridor 14 FORTIFIED TOWNS TAKEN Nazis Admit Heavy Blows in Krivoi Rog Area, but Claim Their Defenses Hold SIEGE IS TIGHTENED FOR BASE AT GOMEL
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Paper Doll
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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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
30,152 days ago
(82 years, 222 days)