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Saturday, July 14, 1945

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The Headlines

WLB, MAYOR OPPOSE DELIVERERS' PLAN TO ARBITRATE CASE; Taylor Insists Board Cannot Bargain With Union and Undermine No-Strike Pledge LA GUARDIA URGES RETURN In Radio Talk He Warns Men Against 'Stubborn, Idiotic Defiance of Government' CIO Council Backs Arbitration WLB. MAYOR DECRY ARBITRATION PLAN Publishers Urge Early Return Waldman Critical of WLB First Arbitration Proposal Telegrams Sent to Strikers

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Sentimental Journey

Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day

The must-have

Slinky (Gimbels Demo)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Gi

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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

29,547 days ago

(80 years, 347 days)