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Monday, April 28, 1952
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The Headlines
176 MISSING AS U. S. DESTROYER SINKS IN NIGHT CRASH WITH CARRIER WASP; 61 MEN ARE RESCUED IN MID-ATLANTIC; BIG SHIP DAMAGED
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Singin' in the Rain
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
27,066 days ago
(74 years, 56 days)