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Tuesday, March 25, 1952
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The Headlines
Truman Urges Refugee Plan To Let In 300,000 in 3 Years; Message to Congress Calls for Aid to Those Escaping From Red Lands -- Says End of D. P. Law Will Intensify Problem REFUGEE PROGRAM URGED BY TRUMAN
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
- Elton John (1947)
- Aretha Franklin (1942)
- Béla Bartók (1881)
- Catherine of Siena (1347)
- Norman Borlaug (1914)
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)