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Thursday, May 29, 1952

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The Headlines

DUCLOS, REDS' CHIEF, ARRESTED IN PARIS AS FOES OF U. S. RIOT; One Man Killed, Hundreds Are Injured as Police Act to Protect General Ridgway THREAT TO FRANCE SEEN Interior Minister Says Aim of Communist Demonstrations Is Against Nation's Security DUCLOS, CHIEF RED, ARRESTED IN PARIS ARRESTED IN PARIS

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The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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Catchphrases of 1952

  • The buck stops here

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

27,035 days ago

(74 years, 25 days)