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Tuesday, March 6, 1945

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The Headlines

ANTI-RACIAL BILL PASSED BY SENATE AND SENT TO DEWEY; Ives-Quinn Measure Wins by 49-to-6 Vote in Late Session at Albany A LAST-MINUTE BATTLE Amendment for Referendum Rejected--Governor's Support Commended Dewey Corralled Votes Structure of Law Praised Functions of Commission

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Rum and Coca-Cola

The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra

The must-have

Slinky (Gimbels Demo)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1945

  • Who's on first?

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

29,676 days ago

(81 years, 111 days)