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Tuesday, April 8, 1952
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The Headlines
Killer of 100 Reds Wins Top Medal; Pitched Back Foe's Own Grenades; Lieutenant Also Used Machine Gun, Rifle and Pistol in Skirmish in Korea KILLER OF 100 REDS WINS HONOR MEDAL
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Battle at Apache Pass
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
27,087 days ago
(74 years, 77 days)