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Tuesday, October 12, 1948
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The Headlines
WEST AGAIN BARS PARLEY ON BERLIN DURING BLOCKADE; Rejects 6-Power Compromise Plan but Stands by Its Face-Saving Formula SITUATION STILL CONFUSED Chances Now Appear Slim for Any Agreement With Soviet on Negotiations WEST REAFFIRMS STAND ON BERLIN
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
A Tree in the Meadow
Margaret Whiting
#1 at the box office
Sorry, Wrong Number
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You Share a Birthday With
- Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
- Ramsay MacDonald (1866)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Long-Playing Record (LP), Velcro & Holography Theory.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Meanwhile
- Post-WWII Expansion — The 'Golden Age' of capitalism begins.
Time Elapsed
28,361 days ago
(77 years, 256 days)