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Wednesday, March 19, 1952
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The Headlines
Sutton Aide to Help the State; 3 Prospective Jurors Picked; ON HAND FOR THE OPENING OF THE SUTTON TRIAL IN QUEENS YESTERDAY SUTTON AIDE TURNS WITNESS FOR STATE
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The Greatest Show on Earth †
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- David Livingstone (1813)
- Adolf Eichmann (1906)
- Philip Roth (1933)
- Mario Monti (1943)
- Albert Speer (1905)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
27,106 days ago
(74 years, 96 days)