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Tuesday, February 1, 1949

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The Headlines

Norway Starts Preparations To Enter the Atlantic Pact; Despite Soviet Pressure, Foreign Minister Will Ask Authority to Accept an Invitation -- Bids to Oslo and Copenhagen Seen NORWAY PREPARES TO JOIN WEST PACT

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

A Little Bird Told Me

Evelyn Knight and the Stardusters

The must-have

LEGO (Automatic Binding Bricks)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1949

  • Big Brother is watching you

Tech Check

45 RPM Vinyl, Atomic Clock & Crash Test Dummies.

Cost of Living (1940)

Loaf of Bread

$0.08

Gallon of Gas

$0.18

Average Home

$2,938

New Car

$850

Time Elapsed

28,248 days ago

(77 years, 143 days)