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Saturday, May 7, 1949

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The Headlines

WEST TO DISPATCH TRAINS INTO BERLIN AT MIDNIGHT MAY 11; Clay Sees No Need to Make Any Previous Arrangements With Soviet Authorities U. S. OPPOSES CEREMONIES May Seek Separate Currency for City at Big 4 Session -- Need for Coal Is Stressed TRAINS TO BERLIN PLAN NIGHT START

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

"A"—You're Adorable

Perry Como with the Fontane Sisters and Orchestra conducted by Mitchell Ayres

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

28,153 days ago

(77 years, 48 days)