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Tuesday, July 17, 1945

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The Headlines

ANDERSON SUMS UP ON FOOD SHORTAGES; Americans Must Eat 5 Per Cent Less Than Last Year but Situation Is Not Alarming Milk Called the Bright Spot ANDERSON SUMS UP ON FOOD SHORTAGES Prospects of Betterment

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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

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

29,543 days ago

(80 years, 343 days)