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Monday, November 14, 1949

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The Headlines

CITY TRANSIT FACES DEFICIT FOR 1949-50 AS RIDERS DECLINE; $1,324,614 Operating Loss in July and Little Change Since Indicate Setback for Year POLIO CUT SUMMER LOAD Drop in Traffic Under Higher Fares Continues -- Hope for Rise Put in Winter Travel City Transit Faces 1949-50 Deficit Indicated by $1,324,614 July Loss

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Slipping Around

Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

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

27,962 days ago

(76 years, 222 days)