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On the date
Saturday, August 27, 1949
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The Headlines
U. S. Seeks to Harness Sun, May Ask Big Fund, Krug Says; Secretary, at U. N., Bares Research Plans to Assure New Supply of Energy and to Conserve Nation's Resources KRUG MAY ASK FUND TO USE SUN'S POWER
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
You're Breaking My Heart
Vic Damone with Glenn Osser’s Orchestra
#1 at the box office
It's a Great Feeling
The must-have
LEGO (Automatic Binding Bricks)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
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
28,041 days ago
(76 years, 301 days)