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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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Paper Doll
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- Giacomo Puccini (1858)
- Jean Racine (1639)
- Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887)
- Diocletian (244)
- Guru Gobind Singh (1666)
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
30,117 days ago
(82 years, 187 days)