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Thursday, January 10, 1952
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The Headlines
Parking Meters Top Estimate 20%; Foreign Coins May Swell the Yield; ESTIMATE OUTDONE BY PARKING METERS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Quo Vadis
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
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
27,176 days ago
(74 years, 166 days)