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Thursday, May 15, 1952
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The Headlines
TRUMAN TO ATTEND PARTY CONVENTION AS STATE DELEGATE; Plans a Brief Visit to Chicago and Neutral Speech Before Candidate Is Selected WOULD PUSH FAIR DEAL Harrison, Rail Union Chief, for Harriman, Who Backs Union Shop for Roads DELEGATE TRUMAN TO GO TO CHICAGO
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Red Ball Express
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
27,049 days ago
(74 years, 39 days)