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Wednesday, September 28, 1949

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The Headlines

TRUMAN'S POINT 4 MEETS HOSTILITY AT HOUSE HEARING; Both Parties Cool, but GOP Leads Challenge to Aid for Underdeveloped Areas ATOM' DEFENSE PUT FIRST Martin Raises Issue as Aides of Administration Appear -- Aim at 1949 Vote Denied TESTIFY ON UNDERDEVELOPED WORLD AREAS POINT FOUR PLEAS MEET HOSTILITY

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

That Lucky Old Sun

Frankie Laine with Judd Conlon's Rhythmaires, Harry Geller and His Orchestra, and Carl Fischer

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

28,009 days ago

(76 years, 269 days)