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Friday, May 25, 1945
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The Headlines
BIG POWERS READY TO ADJUST VETO FOR FAIR DEALING; Parley Sponsors Also Reach Accord in Principle on New Draft on Colonies, Bases 30-DAY RESULTS ASSAYED Regional Security Formula and Wider Assembly Scope Are Among Achievements Two Solutions in View BIG POWERS READY TO ADJUST VETO Wider Powers for Assembly Improvements on Old League
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Sentimental Journey
Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
You Share a Birthday With
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803)
- Pieter Zeeman (1865)
- Ian McKellen (1939)
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803)
- Igor Sikorsky (1889)
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
29,596 days ago
(81 years, 31 days)