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Wednesday, June 18, 1952
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The Headlines
LONG ISLAND STRIKE ENDED, TOO LATE FOR NIGHT RUSH; NORMAL SERVICE DUE TODAY; AGREEMENT 'FINAL' Engineers Pleased by Terms of Pact Ending Two-Day Tie-Up FIRST TRAIN AT 7:30 P. M. Monthly Ticket-Holders to Get Extensions -- Refunds Offered for Weekly Commuters L.I.R.R. STRIKE ENDS IN FULL AGREEMENT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
About Face
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You Share a Birthday With
- Paul McCartney (1942)
- Lech Kaczyński (1949)
- Thabo Mbeki (1942)
- Roger Ebert (1942)
- Jürgen Habermas (1929)
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
27,015 days ago
(74 years, 5 days)