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Sunday, April 20, 1952
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The Headlines
U. S. ADDS 9 MONTHS TO VOLUNTEER TERM; 125,000 Men in All Branches Affected -- Air Force Ends Overseas Point System U. S. ADDS 9 MONTHS TO VOLUNTEER TERM
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
- Adolf Hitler (1889)
- Napoleon III (1808)
- Joan Miró (1893)
- Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939)
- Jessica Lange (1949)
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)