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Monday, August 8, 1949

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The Headlines

KOO ADMITS CHINA ERRED BUT PLEADS FOR ANTI-RED HELP; Holds His Nation's Freedom Is Vital to the Existence of a Free World MARTIN FOR 2-PARTY LINE Calls White Paper 'Confession of Inexcusable Failure' -- Quirino Reaches U. S. KOO ADMITS CHINA ERRED IN THE PAST

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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

28,060 days ago

(76 years, 320 days)