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Thursday, December 9, 1943
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The Headlines
U.S. CARRIERS SINK TWO CRUISERS, DOWN 72 PLANES IN MARSHALLS; 5TH ARMY PASSES BARRIER IN ITALY; 2 BASES ATTACKED Blow by Task Forces Heaviest Struck North of Our Gilberts 4 OTHER SHIPS ARE SUNK Our Losses Are Slight Despite Prolonged Japanese Assault by Waves of Planes 2 BASES ATTACKED IN THE MARSHALLS
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
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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
30,130 days ago
(82 years, 200 days)