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Wednesday, February 20, 1952

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The Headlines

State Department Clears Vincent; Returns Him as Envoy to Tangier; State Department Clears Vincent; Returns Him as Envoy to Tangier

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#1 at the box office

Quo Vadis

The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Greaser

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Beatnik

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Catchphrases of 1952

  • The buck stops here

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

27,134 days ago

(74 years, 124 days)