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Monday, January 29, 1945
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The Headlines
IVES REPORT URGES PERMANENT BOARD TO BAR BIAS IN JOBS; Legislation in Response to Plea by Dewey Is Drafted by State Study Group MILDER THAN 1944 PLAN But 3 of 23 on Commission Oppose the Program and Battle Is in Prospect Pledge Given by Ives IVES REPORT URGES JOB ANTI-BIAS LAW Duties of Commission Fixed Field Is "Only a First Step" Rail Union Leader's Views
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Don't Fence Me In
Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
You Share a Birthday With
- Anton Chekhov (1860)
- William McKinley (1843)
- Romain Rolland (1866)
- Emanuel Swedenborg (1688)
- Abdus Salam (1926)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Atomic Bomb, ENIAC Computer & Microwave Oven Principle.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
29,712 days ago
(81 years, 147 days)