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Sunday, November 6, 1949

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The Headlines

U. S. WOULD COVER ALL FOREIGN ISSUES IN MINISTERS' TALKS; Wants Tito, Balkans, China Discussed in Paris Session Wednesday and Thursday GERMANY STILL KEY TOPIC French Wary 2 Other Powers May Proceed Too Rapidly on End of Dismantling U. S. WOULD COVER ALL FOREIGN ISSUES

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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

27,970 days ago

(76 years, 230 days)