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Thursday, February 17, 1949

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The Headlines

INDUSTRY ATTACKS TRUMAN'S PROGRAM TO IMPOSE CONTROLS; Economists Tell Congress Unit Profits in 1920's Were Higher -- Fear Effect of Tax Rise OUTLOOK FOR 1949 GOOD One Urges Real Study of Sway Over Steel -- Murray Letter Says Output Is Held Back INDUSTRY ATTACKS TRUMAN PROGRAM

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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

28,232 days ago

(77 years, 127 days)