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Sunday, January 6, 1952
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The Headlines
WILT'S 8:59.5 SETS FLAT-TRACK RECORD FOR TWO-MILE RACE; F. B. I. Man Reels Off Fastest Time Ever as Ashenfelter Trails by 120 Yards
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
- Joan of Arc (1412)
- Kahlil Gibran (1883)
- Kim Dae-jung (1924)
- Carl Sandburg (1878)
- Adriano Celentano (1938)
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
27,179 days ago
(74 years, 169 days)