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Monday, December 20, 1943

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The Headlines

WHITE HOUSE TALK CLARIFIES ISSUES OF RAIL DISPUTE; Progress in Averting Strike Is Made by President, Union Heads, Carrier Executives BOTH SIDES NOW TO MEET Paid Vacations and Time-and-a-Half Overtime Rate Weighed With Accepting 4-Cent Rise PARLEY CLARIFIES RAIL STRIKE ISSUES

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Paper Doll

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1943

  • Loose lips sink ships

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

30,118 days ago

(82 years, 188 days)