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Thursday, August 4, 1949

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The Headlines

'Blank Check' for Arms Aid Asked With Austria in View; Bill's Supporters Say That Fear of Seizure of the Nation by Reds After All Troops Leave Was Reason for Provision 'BLANK CHECK' AID AIMED AT AUSTRIA

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Some Enchanted Evening

Perry Como with 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

28,064 days ago

(76 years, 324 days)