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Thursday, April 24, 1952
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The Headlines
STEEL PRICE CEILING IS SET $3 HIGHER BY PUTNAM ORDER; Economic Stabilizer Directs Arnall to Issue Regulation Under Capehart Formula STEEL PRICE RISE SET AT $3 BY U. S.
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Singin' in the Rain
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Barbra Streisand (1942)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934)
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
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
27,071 days ago
(74 years, 61 days)