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Monday, March 10, 1952

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The Headlines

GERMAN VOTE HINTS STRONG OPPOSITION TO REARMING PLANS; Poll in New State Shows Gain for the Socialists, Who Made Defense an Election Issue ADENAUER PARTY SLUMPS Chancellor Hopes to Organize a Volunteer Army of 40,000 by the Summer of 1953

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The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

On This Day

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

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

27,115 days ago

(74 years, 105 days)