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Tuesday, November 8, 1949

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The Headlines

LEHMAN IS FAVORED; O'Dwyer Also Is Viewed as Having Edge Over Morris for Mayor POLLS OPEN 6 A. M.-7 P. M. City Ballot Is Likely to Top Up-State Total -- Survey in Albany Cheers Democrats 5,000,000 TO VOTE IN THE STATE TODAY

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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

27,968 days ago

(76 years, 228 days)