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Tuesday, May 29, 1945
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The Headlines
TRUMAN ASKS IDLE GET $25 A WEEK FOR LONGER PERIOD; He Also Urges Benefits Go to More Workers, Including Federal Employes ACTION FOR RECONVERSION Message Seeks Emergency Federal Funds for States-- Congress Cool to Plan Attitude of Doughton TRUMAN ASKS RISE, SPREAD IN IDLE PAY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Sentimental Journey
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
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
29,593 days ago
(81 years, 28 days)