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Wednesday, December 22, 1943

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The Headlines

5 BROTHERHOODS REJECT PAY RISE; OTHERS FOR STRIKE; Carriers' Proposals Ruled Out Operating Unions Will Put It Up to President Today HE HAD TOLD OF WAR PERIL Nonoperating Unions Set Same Day, Dec. 30, in Order to Men to Start Their Walkout 5 BROTHERHOODS REJECT PAY RISE

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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

30,117 days ago

(82 years, 187 days)