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Friday, September 28, 1945

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The Headlines

BOTH SIDES ACCEPT; State Board's Invitation Follows Breakdown of WLB's Efforts MAYOR URGES MEN RETURN Gigantic Cost to City, Workers Cited--1,736 Buildings Still Tied Up as Some Sign Injury to Industry Cited Resistance Plea Backed Mediation Move Halts Spread of Elevator Strike Conference Postponed Would Welcome Agreement 1,736 Buildings Still Affected

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Till the End of Time

Perry Como with Russ Case 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

29,470 days ago

(80 years, 270 days)