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Thursday, December 16, 1943
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The Headlines
RAIL STRIKE IS SET TO START ON DEC. 30; NMB SEEKS A TRUCE; 350,000 Operating Employes Called Out in 4-Day Stages on Pay Rise Demands MEDIATION BID ACCEPTED Both Workers and Carriers Will Appear at Board Meeting on Monday in Chicago RAIL STRIKE IS SET TO START ON DEC. 30
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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
30,122 days ago
(82 years, 192 days)