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Monday, February 4, 1952
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The Headlines
MAYOR TO CONFER WITH DEWEY TODAY ON CITY FINANCES; 'Courtesy Call' Will Be Part of His Trip to Enlist Support of Legislative Leaders LITTLE SUCCESS FORECAST Talks Viewed as Preliminary--Republicans Find Most Pleas for Funds 'Unrealistic' MAYOR TO CONFER WITH DEWEY TODAY
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
27,150 days ago
(74 years, 140 days)