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Saturday, April 19, 1952
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The Headlines
MAYOR KENNY VISIT TO PIER THUG BARED; Hogan Discloses Meeting With Bender Here -- Jersey Official Defends Post-Strike Talk Meeting of Mayor Kenny and Thug On Pier Peace Revealed by Hogan
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Singin' in the RainWith a Song in My Heart
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
- Jayne Mansfield (1933)
- Ferdinand I of Austria (1793)
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
27,075 days ago
(74 years, 65 days)