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Monday, March 24, 1952
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The Headlines
COLD SLOWS RELIEF IN TORNADO REGION; DEATHS PUT AT 233; Floods Also Add to Suffering of Homeless Thousands in Six-State Disaster Area RED CROSS AIDS REFUGEES Operates Shelters and Kitchens -- U. S. Surveys Destruction -- Storm Outbreak Ebbs COLD SLOWS RELIEF IN TORNADO SECTOR
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Greatest Show on Earth †
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
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
27,101 days ago
(74 years, 91 days)