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Tuesday, May 27, 1952
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The Headlines
TRUMAN ASSAILS POWER CONCERNS; MAY ASK INQUIRY; He Says They Spend Millions for 'Vicious' Propaganda Against Public Ownership SEES TAX RECEIPTS LOSS Tells Consumer Conference Study May Be Begun Under Corrupt Practices Act TRUMAN ASSAILS POWER CONCERNS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ibn Khaldun (1332)
- Henry Kissinger (1923)
- Christopher Lee (1922)
- Rachel Carson (1907)
- Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894)
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
27,037 days ago
(74 years, 27 days)