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Friday, February 29, 1952
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The Headlines
MAYOR REITERATES OPPOSITION TO RISE IN TRANSIT FARES; He Says Predicted Increase in Subway Deficit Points Up Need of New Revenues
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
- Gioachino Rossini (1792)
- Pope Paul III (1468)
- Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940)
- Morarji Desai (1896)
- Herman Hollerith (1860)
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
27,125 days ago
(74 years, 115 days)