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Monday, September 12, 1949

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The Headlines

DEVALUING POUND WILL BE DISCUSSED BY MONETARY FUND; World Body to Weigh This Week Question Banned at Parley of U. S., Britain and Canada MEETING WILL BE SECRET London Seeks Aid by Easing of Policy on Drawing on the Resources of the Fund MEETING TO WEIGH DEVALUING POUND

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)

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

28,025 days ago

(76 years, 285 days)