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Wednesday, February 27, 1952
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The Headlines
An Expansion of Production to Be Permitted in New Contractual Accord; WEST TO EASE CURB ON GERMAN OUTPUT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Greatest Show on Earth †
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Constantine the Great (272)
- John Steinbeck (1902)
- Elizabeth Taylor (1932)
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807)
- Joanne Woodward (1930)
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
27,127 days ago
(74 years, 117 days)