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Saturday, November 10, 1945

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The Headlines

LABOR ISSUE GROWS IN STAMFORD ROW; Companies in State and Unions Agree Basic Dispute Is Over Membership Maintenance Mediator Sees Little Hope LABOR ISSUE GROWS IN STAMFORD ROW Union Alleges "Insults" Strike On in Philadelphia

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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)

On This Day

  • Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan).

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

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

Meanwhile

  • Post-WWII ExpansionThe 'Golden Age' of capitalism begins.

Time Elapsed

29,427 days ago

(80 years, 227 days)