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Friday, January 4, 1952
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The Headlines
$150,000,000 a Year to Aid Spain Urged on U. S. by Head of Survey; $150,000,000 a Year to Aid Spain Urged on U. S. by Head of Survey
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
I'll See You in My Dreams
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Gao Xingjian (1940)
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Brian Josephson (1940)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Barcode (Patent), Passenger Jet (Comet) & Hydrogen Bomb.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
27,182 days ago
(74 years, 172 days)