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Monday, December 19, 1949

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The Headlines

E. C. A. UNIT IN ITALY ASKS LAND REFORM AS AID TO PEASANTS; Mission Puts Entire Authority Behind Move -- Sees Rise in Rural Standards Resulting RECLAMATION WORK BEGUN Neto River Project Is First of Many Due to Be Financed by E.R.P. Counterpart Fund E. C. A . Mission Heads in Italy Ask Land Reform as Aid to Peasants

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Mule Train

Frankie Laine and the Muleskinners

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

27,928 days ago

(76 years, 188 days)