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Tuesday, March 11, 1952
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The Headlines
U. S. FAILS TO HALT WIDE RAIL STRIKE; SEEKS STAY TODAY; UNIONS INVITE TALK 20,000 Idle on Central -- 30,000 More Slated by End of the Week INDUSTRY FEELS PRESSURE Defense Officials Fear Many Plants Will Be Closed -- Commutation Still Intact AN UNSCHEDULED 'STATION' IN ILLINOIS FOR DALLAS-BOUND STREAMLINER U. S. Fails to Halt Wide Rail Strike; Asks Court Order Today to End It
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
- Douglas Adams (1952)
- Harold Wilson (1916)
- Torquato Tasso (1544)
- Rupert Murdoch (1931)
- Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920)
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
27,114 days ago
(74 years, 104 days)