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Wednesday, June 22, 1949

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The Headlines

POLICE HUNT 2 MEN AS LURYE KILLERS IN 48-STATE ALARM; Ex-Convict Out on Parole Is Named as One Indicted in Murder of Union Organizer ANOTHER TIED TO WITNESS Believed to Have Been Partner of Ex-Dress Manufacturer Now Held in $100,000 Bail POLICE SEEK 2 MEN AS LURYE KILLERS

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)

Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra

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

28,107 days ago

(77 years, 2 days)