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Wednesday, October 26, 1949

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The Headlines

JOHNSON IS SILENT ON DEFENSE SHIFTS; VISITS PRESIDENT; Secretary Cautions Reporters His Words Do Not Support 'Story of a Shake-Up' JOINT CHIEFS IN MEETING Bradley Calls It Harmonious -- Baruch Urges Unification, but With Rule of Wisdom JOHNSON IS SILENT ON DEFENSE SHIFTS

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

That Lucky Old Sun

Unknown Artist

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

27,981 days ago

(76 years, 241 days)