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Monday, February 25, 1952
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The Headlines
IDLEWILD TO SPEND $1,350,000 AT ONCE TO SPUR EXPANSION; New Cargo Building, Taxiway and Operating Facilities Planned in Emergency NEW FLIGHTS ADD TO LOAD Authority, to Compensate for Newark Closing, May Also Put 2-Mile Strip in Use CHANGES DUE AT IDLEWILD AIRPORT IDLEWILD PROJECTS WILL BE EXPEDITED
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
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You Share a Birthday With
- George Harrison (1943)
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841)
- Carlo Goldoni (1707)
- Lesya Ukrainka (1871)
- José de San Martín (1778)
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
27,129 days ago
(74 years, 119 days)