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Thursday, March 27, 1952
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The Headlines
Banker Says He Irked Sutton By Tardiness Day of Robbery; Defendant's Ex-Landlady Testifies That She Knew Him as Lynch -- State Is Expected to Complete Its Case Today
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
- Wilhelm Röntgen (1845)
- James Callaghan (1912)
- Gloria Swanson (1899)
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886)
- Eisaku Satō (1901)
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
27,098 days ago
(74 years, 88 days)